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DEDICATION 



OF THE 



MEMORIAL HALL, 



IN DEDHAM, 



SEPTEMBER 29, 1868. 



IHitlj Hit ^ppenbk. 



DEDHAM, MASS. : 

PRINTED BY JOHN COX, JR. 
1869. 







lu Bxoliange 
^oiQr. Ant. Soo. 

25 J! 190^ 



Dedham, October 8, 1868. 
Erastus Worthington, Esq., « 

Dear Sir, 

In behalf of the Committee of Arrangements, having in 
charge the dedication of the "Memorial Hall," Sept. 29th, 1868, I herebj- 
present j'ou their sincere thanks for yonr very able and eloquent Address 
on the occasion of said dedication ; and request you to furnish the Com- 
mittee with a copy for publication. 
Per order of the Committee. 

Yours respectfully, 

Ezra W. Taft, Chairman. 



Dedham, March 8, 1868. 

Dear Sir, 

Your courteous note of 8th October last, communicating 
the request of your Committee that a copy of the Address at the dedica- 
tion of Memorial Hall, be furnished for publication, was duly received. 
I have delayed making any formal reply, because it has been understood 
by the Committee, that their request would be acceded to, so soon as 
the Address could be properly prepared Avith notes for publication. 

It seemed to me that the historical value of the Address would be 
much enhanced if the municipal acts of the town, and the associated 
eflbrts of individuals, during the war, which are only alluded to, could 
be given more at length in an appendix. 

I have also, with the valuable aid of John D. Cobb, Esq., late Adju- 
tant of the Thirty-Fifth Mass. Inftintry, undertaken to give the record 
of those claiming a connection with Dedham, who entered the military 
and naval service during the war. The investigation and labor of this 
latter undertaking has caused some delay, but Avhich has been justified 
by the result, as I trust. This record, though it may be found incom- 
plete, has been made as accurate as known sources of reliable information 
could make it, and perhaps will be found valuable for future reference. 

With many thanks to your Comiiiittee for their kind indulgence, I 
now take great pleasure in placing the manuscript at their disposal. 
Your obedient servant, 

Erastus Worthington. 
Ezra W. Taft, Esq., Chairman. 



MEMORIAL HALL. 



At an adjourned legal meeting of the inhabitants of the 
town of Dedham, qualified to vote in Town affairs, held at 
the Town House, in Dedham, on the seventh day of May, 
A. D. 1866, in pursuance of a vote passed at meeting of 
April 5, 1866, it was voted — 

1. That the town of Dedham cause to be erected a building, to be 
called " Memorial Hall;" the outer walls of the edifice to be constructed 
chiefly of Dedham granite, and the said building to be placed on the lot 
of land bounding on Church, High, and Centre Streets, in Dedham vil- 
lage, recently owned by Charles Coolidge, if the same shall be given and 
conveyed to the town for such use. 

The objects for which said building shall be erected, are — 

First — To provide a suitable place for the transaction of all the 
public business of the town. 

Second — To provide a suitable memorial of the soldiers of Dedham, 
who died in the service of our country during the late war or rebellion. 

The said building shall contain a hall and other suitable rooms, suf- 
ficient for the present and prospective municipal uses of the town, and 
also shall signify in some pi'ominent and enduring form, its design to 
perpetuate the names and memory of those who yielded their lives in 
the military service of our country during the late war. 

2. Voted, That a Building Committee, to consist of five, be chosen by 
the town at this meeting, to carry out these objects ; the said Committee 
to have full authority, in behalf of the town, to procure and adopt a plan 
and specifications for such building, and to contract for and superintend 
the erection of the same, until its completion ; but any contracts, in 
pursuance thereof, may be made at such time, within twelve mouths, as 
said Committee shall deem most advantageous for the interests of the 
town. 

3. Voted, That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Select- 
men, be authorized to borrow, in behalf of the town, a sum not exceed- 
ing thirty-five thousand dollars, to be expended in procuring plans and 
specifications, and in the construction and completion of said building ; 
and that the Town Treasurer be authorized to pay over the same to said 



6 DEDICATION OF 

Building Committee upon theii' written order, or the Avritten order of a 
majority thereof, at such times aud iu such sums as they may require 
therefor. 

A Building Committee Avere chosen in pursuance of the 
foregoing vote, consisting of the following persons ; Waldo 
Colburn, Augustus B. Endicott, William Ames, 2d, Addison 
Boy den, and Merrill D. Ellis. 

The sum necessary for the purchase of the land mentioned 
in the foregoing vote of the town, was raised by the volun- 
tary subscriptions of citizens, nearly all of whom were resi- 
dents of Dedhani village at that time. Their names appear 
in the deed of conveyance, of which the following is a copy : 

(Copy of Deed, recorded in Norfolli Registry, Lib. 343, Fol. 124.) 

Know all Mkn by these presents, that I, James Foord, of Dedham, 
in the County of Norfolli, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as I am 
Trustee under a certain deed given to me by Charles Coolidge, dated 
August 18, 1863, recorded with Norfolk Deeds, Lib. 316, Fol. 232, and 
we, Chauucey C. Churchill, William Bullard, 2d, John W. Thomas, and 
Waldo Colburn, all of said Dedham, cestui qui trusts, under said deed, in 
consideration of Tweuty-three hundred and fifty dollars to us paid by 
William Bullard, 2d, Charles B. Shaw, C. C. Churchill, John Gardner, 
Reuben A. Richards, Geo.Wheaton Deans, L. H. Kingsbury, A. B. Galucia, 
Erastus Worthingtou, J. H. B. Thayer, John Cox, Jr., Lealand & Farring- 
ton, J. D. Howe, D. A. Baker & Co., A. B. Endicott, Sanford Carroll, 
Andrew Wiggin, Robert Campbell, Alfred Allwright, George E. Morse, 
Francis Guild, George W. Fisher, Baker & Maun, Amory Fisher, Field & 
Beattie, H. 0. Hildreth, J. H. Cobb, George Marsh, Henry White Rich- 
ards, Hannah Shuttleworth, F. D. Klemm, Edward Stimson, E. H. 
Marshall, Kennedy & McLain, Henry Smith, Ebenezer P. Burgess. Eliph- 
alet Stone, Lewis Bullard, Edward P. Burgess, William Ames, 2d, John 
W. Thomas, Dr. Jeremy Stimson, Edmund Quincy, Josephus G. Taft, T. 
L. Wakefield, Henry W. Woods, E. C. Daniell, Henry Cormerais, J. 
Cobb, George Fuller, Moses Boyd, J. E. Smith, Charles T. Starrett, J. C. 
Bobbins, R. A. W. Nugent, George A. Guild, Edward Doherty. George 
F. Curtis, Calvin Guild, A. T. Pettingill, andF. D. Ely, the receipt whereof 
is hereby acknowledged, do hereby give, grant, remise, release, aud for- 
ever quit claim unto The Inhabitants of said town of Dedham, a lot of 
land, situated in the village of said Dedham, containing about sixteen 
thousand six hundred and ten square feet, bounded southeasterly on 
Centre Street, one hundred and thirty-four feet ; northeasterly on High 
Street, eighty-nine feet and seven inches ; northerly on Church Street, 



MEMOEIAL HALL. 7 

eighty-six feet and four inches ; Westerly on land of the heirs of Abner 
Guild, ninety feet eight inches ; and Southwesterly on land of Martin 
Bates, one hundred and ten feet : being the same premises conveyed to 
said James Foord, trustee, by said Charles Coolidge, by the deed herein- 
before mentioned, with the exception of a strip four feet wide, on the 
southwesterly side, conveyed by said Foord, trustee, to Martin Bates. 
And this deed is given to said Inhabitants on the express condition, that 
said Inhabitants shall, within three yeai's from the day of the date hereof, 
erect on said lot of land, a Memorial or Town Hall, pursuant to the vote 
of said Inhabitants, passed at a meeting of said Inhabitants, held on the 
seventh day of May now last past, by adjournment of the last April 
meeting of said Inhabitants. 

To have and to hold the above described premises, with the privileges 
and appurtenances thereto belonging, to the said Inhabitants of the Town 
of Dedliam, forever, upon the condition aforesaid. 

In testimony whereof, "We, the said James Foord, Trustee as afore- 
said, Chauncey C. Churchill, William Bullard, 2d, John W. Thomas, and 
Waldo Colburn, have hereunto set our hand and seals, this seventh day 
of June, A. D. eighteen hundred and sixty-six. 

JAMES FOORD, Trustee, [Seal.] 

CHAUNCEY C. CHURCHILL, [Seal.] 
WILLIAM BULLARD, [Seal.] 

JOHN W. THOMAS, [Seal.] 

WALDO COLBURN, [Seal.] 

Executed and delivered iu presence of Luther L. White and J. 
Foord, Trustee. 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 
Norfolk, ss. June 7, 18G6. Then personally appeai'ed the above- 
named James Foord, trustee, and acknowledged the foregoing instru- 
ment to be his free act and deed. Before me. 

Luther L. White, Justice of the Peace for Suflblk County. 



At the annual meeting of the Town, held March 2, A. D. 
1868, it was 

Voted, That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Select- 
men, be authorized to borrow, iu behalf of the town, a sum not exceed- 
ing Twelve thousand dollars, to be expended iu completiug the construc- 
tion of Memorial Hall, and grading the lot, and that the Treasurer be 
authorized to pay over the same to the building committee of said Hall, 
upon the written order of a majority of said Committee, at such times 
and in such sums as they may require therefor. 



8 DEDICATION OF 

The following is a brief description of the building : — 

The design, which was by Messrs. Ware & Van Brunt, Architects, 
of Boston, recalls the provincial town halls of England, in outline and 
general character, and is carried out in the peculiar warm, yellow granite 
of the neighborhood, relieved by bands of blue Quincy granite. Its main 
exterior dimensions are 10-1 by 64 feet on the ground, with an elevation 
of 34 feet to the cornice, and 85 feet to the summit of the tower, which 
surmounts the middle division of the front on Centre street. On this 
front, in the most conspicuous place over the main entrance, is inserted 
a large tablet of Quincy granite, decorated with oak leaves and a crown 
of laurels, and bears this inscription : — 

To Commemorate 

The Patriotism and Fidelity 

Of Her Sons 

Who Fell 

In Defence of The Union, 

In The War 

Of The Rebellion, 

Dedham 
Erects This Hall. 

A. D. 
MDCCCLXVII. 

In the main vestibule, from which stairs to the right and left conduct 
to the hall above, in a broad niche liicing the entrance, are five marble 
tablets in a Gothic frame-work of black walnut. The central tablet, which 
is enriched by a carved canopy supported by columns, bears this in- 
scription : — 

The 

Town of Dedham 

Has Caused 

To Be Inscribed Upon 

These Tablets, 

®^£ names of Ijcr Sons, 

Who Fell 

Representing Her, 

|n Jlefcna of Ibt Wnxxan, 

In The War Of 

The Rebellion— 18G1-1865, 

And In Whose Honor 

She Has Erected 

This Hall. 

The tablets on cither side contain the names of forty-six soldiers, 
with the rank, date and place of death in each case, arranged in order of 
regiments. 



MEMOEIAL HALL. 



The following is the list of names on these tablets 



Michael Henihan, 

Co. r, 2d Regt. ; killed at Chancel- 
lorsville, May 3, 'G3, aged 25. 

Charles W. Carroll, 

Capt. Co. F, IStli Regt. ; woimded 
at 2d battle of Bull Run, Aug. 30, 
'62 ; died Sept. 2, 'G2, aged 26. 

Robert R. Covet, 

Co. r, 18th Regt ; killed at 2d battle 
of Bull Run, Aug. 30, '62, aged 36. 

Edward G. Cox, 

Co. F. IStli Regt. ; wounded at 2d 
battle of Buir Run, Aug. 30, '62 ; 
died Oct. 22, '64, aged 25. 

Henry C. Everett, 

Co. F, ISth Regt. ; died Jan. 19, '65, 
aged 22. 

Edward Holmes, 

Corp. Co. F, ISth Regt; killed at 2d 
battle of Bull Run, Aug. 30, '62, 
aged 26. 

Jonathan H. Keyes, 

Co. F, 18th Regt. ; killed at Freder- 
icksburgh, Dec. 13, '62, aged 20. 

George O. Kingsbury, 

Co. F, 18th Regt ; killed at 2d battle 
of Bull Run, Aug. 30, '62, aged 19. 

Daniel Leahy, 

Co. F. 18th Regt. ; killed at Freder- 
icksburgh, Dec. 13, '62, aged 28. 

Leonard W. Minot, 

Co. F, 18th Regt.; died April 23, 
'62, aged 20. 

Henry D. Smith, 

Co. F, 18th Regt ; killed at 2d battle 
of Bull Run, Aug. 30, '62, aged 30. 

Nelson R. Stevens, 

Co. F, 18th Regt; died March 1, '62, 
aged 19. 

Edmund L. Thomas, 

Co. F, 18th Regt; wounded at 2d 
battle of Bull Run, Aug. 30, '62 ; 
died Sept. 16, '62, aged 19. 

2 



George N. Wortiien, 

Co. F, 18th Regt.; wounded at 2d 
battle of Bull Run, Aug. 30, '62 ; 
died Sept. 4, '62, aged 24. 

Horace S. Damrell, 

Sergt. Co. H, 18th Regt; died March 
7, '62, aged 19. 

Oscar S. Guild, 

Co. H, 18th Regt; died Feb. 22, '62, 
aged 17. 

Joseph M. Jordan, 

Co. H, 18th Regt. ; killed at Gaine's 
Mills, June 27, '62, aged 18. 

Cyrus D. Tewksbury, 

Co, H, 18th Regt. ; killed at Peters- 
burgh, July 5, '64, aged 24. 

Albert C. Bean, 

Co. I, 20th Regt. ; wounded at Cold 
Harbor, June 3, '64 ; died June 8, 
'64, aged 30. 

John Finn, Jr., 

Sergt. Co. B, 22d Regt. ; wounded 
at North Anna River, May 23, '64. 
died June 5, '64, aged 23. 

William Heath, 

Co. 1, 22d Regt. ; accidentally shot 
at Hall's Hill, Dec. 7, '62, aged 25. 

David Fletcher, 

Co. I, 23d Regt. ; killed at White- 
hall, N. C, Dec. 16, '63, aged 42. 

Charles W. Phipps, 

Co. A, 24th Regt. ; killed at Deep 
Bottom, Aug. 16, '64, aged 27. 

Edward Sheehan, 

Co. B, 28th Regt. ; died Nov. 17, '63, 
aged 43. 

John H. Birch, 

Co. I, 35th Regt. ; died Aug. 15, '63, 
aged 32. 

George C. Bunker, 

Co. I, 35th Regt. ; killed at Freder- 
icksburgh, Dec. 13, '62, aged 21. 



10 



DEDICATION OF 



Michael Colbekt, 

Co. I, 35tli Regt. ; killed at Peters- 
burgh, July 30, '64, aged 30. 

John G. Dymond, 

Corp. Co. I, 35tliEegt. ; died March 
29, 'G3, aged 28. 

Charles H. Ellis, 

Corp. Co. I, 35th Regt. ; died a pris- 
oner of war, Feb. 27, '64, aged 30. 

Edward E. Hatton, 

Corp. Co. I, 35th Regt. ; killed at 
Antietam, Sept. 17, '62, aged 22. 

William Hill, 

1st Lieut. Co. I, 35th Regt. ; killed 
at Fredericksbui'gh, Dec. 13, '62, 
aged 30. 

David Phalen, 

Co. I, 35th Regt. ; died July 30, '63, 
. aged 48. 

Charles H. Sulkoski, 

Co. I, 35th Regt. ; killed at Antie- 
tam, Sept. 17, '62, aged 20. 

Nathan C. Treadwell, 

Co. I, 35th Regt. ; wounded before 
Richmond, Sept. 28, '62 ; died Oct. 
26, '62, aged 19. 

Joseph P. White, 

Co. I, 35th Regt. ; killed at Antie- 
tam, Sept. 17, '62, aged 25. 

George F. Whiting, 

Co. I. 35th Regt. ; wounded at South 
Mountain, Sept. 14, '62 ; died Oct. 
5, '62, aged 27. 

Julius M. Lathrop, 
Capt. Co. I, 38th Regt. ; wounded at 



Cane River, April 23, '64; died 
April 26, '64, aged 23. 

Charles L. Carter, 

Co. E, 39th Regt. ; died a prisoner 
of war, Feb. 8, '65, aged 23. 

James J. Hawkins, 

Co. D, 43d Regt. ; died Nov. 4, '62, 
aged 25. 

John H. Bancroft, 

Co. A, 54th Regt.; killed at Fort 
Wagner, July 18, '63, aged 24. 

Anson F. Barton, 

Co. G, 56th Regt. ; died Oct. 7, '64, 
aged 18. 

John W. Fiske, 

1st Lieut. Co. B, 58th Regt. ; killed 
at Poplar Spi'ing Church, Sept. 30, 
'64, aged 23. 

William H. Tillinghast, 

Co. E, 1st Cavalry ; killed at Deep 
Bottom, Aug. 14, '64, aged 40. 

Joseph T. Stevens, 

Corporal Co. I, 1st Cavalry; died 
March 31, '62, aged 29. 

Albert 0. Hammond, 

Co. M, 2d Cavalry; died Sept. 12, 
'64, aged 28. 

John E. Richardson, 

4th Cavalry; died a prisoner of war 
in '64, aged 19. 

Edward Hutchins, 

Sergt. Andrew Sharpshooters ; kill- 
ed at Gettysburgh, July 3, '63, 
aged 36. 



Opening from the vestibule are the Selectmen's room on the right, 
and the Post Office on the left. The rest of the first floor is for the 
present to be occupied by three stores on High street. The main hall on 
the second floor is 56 by 90 feet, with a balcony at the entrance and an 
ample stage opposite, from which there is ready retirement to four com- 
mittee rooms, all of which are accessible from Church street by a private 
entrance and staircase. The hall is capable of accommodating one 
thousand people. It is in contemplation to give additional finish to the 
hall liy decorating its Avails and ceiling in colors. The interior work 
throughout is of chestnut. 



*). 



MEMOEIAL HALL. 11 

The following correspondence explains the intentions of 
the donor, in placing the copy of " Stuarf s Equestrian Por- 
trait of Washington" in the Hall, and the condition on which 
the same was accepted by the Selectmen : — 

Dedham, Sept. 17tli, 18G8. 
To THE Selectmen of Dediiam : 

Gentlemen, — I desire to hang in its appi'opriate place, in the -'Memo- 
orial Hall," soon to be declicatecl, a copy of Stuart's large painting of 
Washington, in Faneuil Hall, Boston, which was executed by my late 
hus])and, Alvan Fisher, many years since. 

It may not be deemed improper for me to say, as showing the paint- 
ing to be worthy of so conspicuous a place, that competent judges who 
were familiar with the celebrated original, have commended this copy as 
possessing many of its merits. Among these I may mention the late 
Hon. Samuel A. Eliot, who, as Mayor of Boston, in a letter now in my 
possession, speaks of it "as faithful to the spirit and character of the 
original." 

The painting is in excellent preservation, having always been care- 
fully kept, and is mounted in a suitable frame. 

In thus placing this painting in " Memorial Hall," it should be under- 
stood that my desire aud intention is, that it shall remain there as per- 
manently belonging to the Hall, and not subject to be removed. I should 
desire, therefore, if you accept my proposal, that so far as this purpose 
can now be secured by the terms of its acceptance, you should so signify 
on behalf of the town. 

As the picture presents Washington standing amid the smoke of 
battle, and as it Avas executed by one who sincerely believed in the cause 
of the country, during the late conflict, though not permitted to see its 
glorious issue, I am assured it cannot be regarded otherwise than as 
appropi'iate, in an edifice erected to commemorate our fallen soldiers. 
Most respectfully yours, 

Ltdia E. Fisher. 



Dedham, Sept. 18, 18G8. 
Mrs. Lydia E. Fisher : 

Madam, — We are in receipt of your letter of the 17th instant, pro- 
posing to place in our hands, (as a gift to the town of Dedham) a 
copy of Stuart's painting of Washington, in Fanueil Hall, which was 
executed by your late husband and distinguished Artist, Alvau Fisher, 
Esq., it being understood that said painting is given for the purpose of 
being placed in the "Memorial Hall," soon to be dedicated, there to 
remain as a permanent fixture for all time to come. 



12 DEDICATION OF 

We, the Selectmen of Dedliam, in behalf of the citizens of the town, 
accept your splendid gift, on the condition mentioned in your letter, and 
which correspond substantially with those mentioned above. 

Be pleased, Madam, to accept for ourselves, and in behalf of the town, 
our grateful and sincere thanks, for such a beautiful and appropriate 
painting, to be placed in the HaU, built in memory of fallen soldiers who 
laid down their lives in the late terrible and successful conflict, fighting 
to maintain and extend the liberties our fathers fought for, and handed 
down to us, to be preserved for our welfare, and those who are to come 
after us. 

We trust and believe that the picture of Washington, in the Hall 
where our citizens are to assemble to transact business for the public 
good, will inspire them with that patriotism, and love of liberty and 
country, for which he was so distinguished. That it may do so is the 
sincere wish of 

Yours respectfully, 

The Selectmen of Dedham. 

Ezra W. Taft, Chairman. 



At a meeting of citizens, called, by the Selectmen, at the 
Town Hall, on Thursday evening, August 13th, 1868, for 
the purpose of choosing a Committee of Arrangements for 
the dedication of Memorial Hall, Ezra W. Taft was chosen 
Chairman, and John Cox, Jr., Secretary. A Committee 
appointed for that purpose reported the following list, which 
was unanimously adopted : 

Ezra W. Taft, Samuel E. Pond, J. Bradford Baker, Ben- 
jamin Weatherbee, and John Cox, Jr., constituting the 
Board of Selectmen, and the following citizens : Eliphalet 
Stone, William Bullafd, Thomas Sherwin, Jr., Henry Onion, 
William J. Wallace, Ephraim Roberts, Charles E. Lewis, 
Samuel H. Cox, A. B. Endicott, Ellery C. Daniell, Henry 
O. Hildreth, Addison Boy den, Sanford Carroll. Eliphalet 
Stone having declined to act on the Committee of Arrange- 
ments, owing to ill health, Thomas L. Wakefield was unan- 
imously chosen to fill the vacancy. 

At a subsequent meeting of the Committee of Arrange- 
ments, Ezra W. Taft was chosen Chairman, and Samuel H. 



MEMOKIAL HALL. 13 

Cox, Secretary. Fisher A. Baker, of New York, a native 
of Dedliam, and formerly Adjutant of the Eighteenth Mass. 
Infantry, and who served with that Kegiment during its 
term of service, was invited to deliver the Address at the 
Dedication of the Hall, but owing to business engagements, 
he declined the invitation. The Committee then unani- 
mously invited Erastus Worthington of Dedham to perform 
the duty, who accepted the invitation. Tuesday, 29th Sep- 
tember, was fixed upon as the day for the dedication. Ezra 
W. Taffc having peremptorily declined the invitation of the 
Committee to act as President of the day, Addison Boyden 
was chosen to that position. 

At a meeting of the Committee of Arrangements, held 
after the dedication of the hall, a vote of thanks to Mr. 
Worthington for his patriotic and eloquent address was 
unanimously adopted, and the Chairman was instructed to 
ask a copy for publication. 

William Bullard, Henry O. Hildreth, and John Cox, Jr., 
were appointed a Committee to prepare a report of the ex- 
ercises for the press, and to superintend its publication, 
after which the Committee was dissolved. 



Upon the day of the dedication, September 29, 1868, the 
hall was decorated by Lamprell & Marble of Boston. From 
the centre piece in the ceiling, bunting radiated to all parts 
of the hall, the sides of which were draped with the stars 
and stripes, and the windows were festooned with various 
national emblems. The gallery over the main entrance was 
decorated with flags tastefully looped up, and in the centre 
was a shield bearing the inscription " Honor and gratitude 
to the defenders of our country," while on either side were 
the shields of the State and of the United States. 

The marble tablets in the vestibule Avere appropriately 
decorated with a border of lilies, salvias and gladiolas, 
judiciously interspersed with oak and beech leaves, the 



14 DEDICATION OF 

tasteful and tender tribute of the ladies to the memory of 
the dead. 

At half-past one o'clock a procession was formed at Tem- 
perance Hall, and marched through Court and Norfolk 
Streets, Franklin Square, School Street, Village Avenue, 
Chestnut and High Streets to the Hall. The following was 
the order of procession : — 

Bates Cornet Baud. 

Marshal — William Chickering, Jr. 

Assistant Marshal — Joseph H. Lathrop. 

Aids. Samuel H. Cox, and Clinton Bagley. Aids. 

Fire Department, as escort, consisting of 

Company No. 1 — Assistant Foreman George F. Richards ; 

Company No. 4 — Henry W. Weeks, Foreman. 

Union Cornet Band of South Dedham. 

Aids. Amasa Guild, J. Bradford Calder, Charles H. Rogers. Aids. 

Battalion of returned Soldiers and Sailors. 

Disabled Soldiers and Sailors, in carriages. 

Aid. Eben N. Hewins. Aid. 

Committee of Arrangements. 

Building Committee. 

Town Officers. 

Invited Guests. 

Aids. J. W. Chase, C. A. Taft. Aids. 

Citizens. 

At 2^ o'clock the procession entered the hall and were 
assigned seats. At '2^ o'clock, the hall being densely 
crowded, the invited guests were escorted to the platform. 
Among them were Hon. Theron ]\Ietcalf, formerly Justice 
of the Supreme Judicial Court, and once a resident of 
Dedham, Chief Justice Seth Ames of the Superior Court, a 
native of the town. Judge J. P. Putnam, Gen. A. B. Under- 
wood of Ne^vton, the clergymen of the town, the authorities 
of neifihborino; towns, and others. 



MEMORIAL HALL. 15 



CEREMONIES OF DEDICATION, 



After appropriate music by Gilmore's Band, the following 
introductory remarks were made by Addison Boyden, Esq., 
the President of the day : — 

The Committee of Arrangements for these services have assigned to 
me tlie duty of presiding on this occasion. 

Citizens of Dedham — it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to 
this Memorial Hall, which has been erected by you to perpetuate the 
names of the '• Sons of Dedham who fell, representing her in defence of 
the Union, in the war of the rebellion, 18C1-1S()5, and in whose honor she 
has erected this hall." To you, kindred of the departed dead, we extend 
the first welcome to-day. As your oflering to the cause of liberty and 
patriotism, you gave your husbands, your sons, your brothers ; and we 
have chiseled their names in enduring mai'ble, to be consecrated to-day 
to their memory. Accept this ofi'ering of your fellow townsmen, and 
join us in these services, with a chastened jo.y, as you read their cherished 
names through your tears. 

Our soldiers we welcome to this hall. It is the best tribute we have 
to ofier you, as an enduring monument to the valor of your deceased 
comrades. May your visit to these tablets deepen your reverence for 
their heroism, and inspire you with a more ardent devotion to the cause 
in which they fell, and a stronger love for the country which still de- 
mands your loyalty. 

Citizens of Dedham — a hearty welcome is extended to you all to the 
services of this occasion, and to this memorial hall which you have 
reared. As you read the names of your noble sons, who speak to you 
to-day from the marble below, may your own patriotism be quickened, 
and your reverence for the great principles which underlie as a founda- 
tion all good government, be deepened and strengthened. 

Prayer was then offered by Rev. George Hill, Pastor of the 
Universalist Church, South Dedham. 

The Report of the Building Committee was briefly made 
by its Chairman, Waldo Colburn, Esq., and the keys were 



16 DEDICATION OF 

delivered to Ezra W. Taft, Esq., Chairman of the Board of 
Selectmen, who responded as follows : — 

Mr. Chairman — In behalf of the Selectmen, whom I represent, and in 
behalf of the town of Dedham, we accept from your hands the trust now 
confided to us. I am directed to bear our united testimony to the 
eminently successful manner in which you have performed your duty, 
and would most cordially thank you for it. The magnitude of the build- 
ing, its monumental and memorial character, and the various uses for 
which it was built, must have required a great deal of thought and skill 
in building it, but the superior practical ability of your committee has 
ovei'come all difficulties. We would congratulate the town, also, in the 
great ability displayed by their committee, in producing a building so 
well adapted, in all its details, to the great purposes for which it was 
built, and for their economy in spending the money put into their hands. 
We presume there are few towns in the Commonwealth that have ex- 
pended so much money to honor, and in memory of, her fallen soldiers, 
in pi'oportion to valuation, as Dedham. If this is evidence of her 
patriotism, we certainly have reason to be proud of her. 

Sir, in accepting the care of this building, Ave pledge to you and the 
town, that we will carefully guard and protect it from harm, and sur- 
render it in as perfect a condition as possible, to our successors in office. 

Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen — It gives me great pleasure to 
inform you of the splendid and appropriate gift to the town, of the 
painting of Washington, which, you now see, adorns the walls of this 
hall. It is a copy of Stuart's painting of Washington, that now hangs in 
Faneuil Hall, Boston. It represents him amid the fire and smoke of 
battle, on Dorchester Heights, during the evacuation of Boston, by Gen. 
Howe and the British army, in March, 1776. It was given to the town 
for the especial purpose of adorning this Memorial Hall, here to be kept 
for all time to come. The patriotic lady who has given this beautiful 
and appropriate painting to the town, is known by most of you — Mrs. 
Lj'dia E. Fisher, of Dedham village. It was executed by her late lament- 
ed husband — an artist of distinguished fame, and a highly respected 
citizen of Dedham — Alvan Fisher, Esq. The Selectmen have acknowl- 
edged the gift with suitable thanks, in behalf of the town, and pledged 
the honor of the town to adhere to the conditions on which it was given. 

And now, fellow citizens, nothing more beautiful and appropriate 
could have been given to adorn this hall. It will serve to remind us of 
the traditions of our fathers — of their heroism in achieving our indepen- 
dence — of their patriotism, love of liberty and love of country, for which 
Washington and his associates were so distinguished ; — and while we 
consecrate this hall to the memory of our fallen soldiers, whose names 
are cut in the enduring stone in yonder vestibule, may the principles for 
which they fought and died be inscribed on our memories, and borne on 
to generations yet to live. 



MEMORIAL HALL. 17 

Fellow citizens — While we consecrate this hall to the memory of our 
brave soldiers, who gave up their lives for their country, we also dedi- 
cate it to the town for municipal purposes. We this day bid good-by to 
the old tovni house, where the town has so long assembled, to provide 
for the common welfare. All honor to its memory. In the town houses 
of our country those measures were adopted, that, in the late terrible 
conflict, enabled it to maintain and extend liberty, equality, and justice 
all over our country. May the good deeds done in our old town house 
inspire us to do equally good, and even better ones, in this our new one. 
Here may the cause of education be carefully watched over, and pru- 
dently cared for, on which, with religion, the safety of all our institutions 
depends. May the law of kindness prevail in the management of all our 
schools, that the affections of all our children may be drawn to them, 
and the affections of all parents who hold their children dear. Here 
may all the powers delegated to the town, to enable it to provide for 
its general welfare, be executed with exact and equal justice to all. 



The following hymn, written for the occasion by Mrs. 
William J. Adams of Declliam, was then snng by the 
audience to the tune of Bot/lston, the Band playing the 
accompaniment : 

Sigh gently, Autumn wind ; 

Fall softly, fading leaf; 
Send healing balm, O Nature kind ; 

It is a hallowed grief. 

With mingled tears and prayer. 

We sent our sous to fight 
The saddest, but the holiest war, — 

For Conscience, and for Eight. 

Thank God, for those who live ; — 

Palace and cottage rude. 
Hillside and vale, the echo give 

Of dail}^ gratitude. 

Alas, for thousands slain ! 

We clasp the mourner's hand, 
And in our memories again 

Enshrine the hero band- 



18 DEDICATION OF MEMORIAL HALL. 

Now, we a blessing seek, 
To consecrate this Hall, — 

That Truth may dwell, and Wisdom speak, 
While Freedom waves o'er all. 

Our Patriots, true and brave ! 

Memorial this shall be 
Of you, who to our Country gave 

A new-born liberty. 



The Dedicatory Prayer was ofFered hy the Eev. Jonathan 
Edwards, pastor of the AUin Evangelical Church, in 
Dedham. 



DEDICATORY ADDRESS. 

By Erastus AVorthington. 



ADDRESS. 



We have assembled today upon an occasion of unusual 
significance. Nothing of like interest has ever occurred in 
our local history, or perhaps ever will occur again. We 
stand for the first time in an edifice built at the common 
expense for the municipal and public uses of the town, and 
with such appropriateness of architectural design, of such 
ample proportions, thorough construction and enduring 
materials that, under the blessing of Providence, we may 
reasonably hojie our children and children's children to 
remote generations, may gather within its walls and call to 
grateful remembrance this work of ours. Upon an ordinary 
occasion of inaugurating a new town hall, it is customary to 
dwell upon the remote or recent events of local history, 
and although the current of events in the old town has 
generally moved slowly and calmly down from generation 
to generation, like the current of the placid river winding 
through yonder meadows, yet were we here today to talk 
over our history as a to'svn, we should easily find enough to 
quicken our attachments for the play-grounds of our youth, 
and increase our reverence for the graves of our sires. 

But such themes as these must be put aside today. This 
building would not stand here had the rule of peaceful life 
been undisturbed. Nor would the foundations of such an 
edifice as this ever have l^een laid if we had only designed to 
build a ToTvai Hall. Its architecture reveals that conceptions 
and purposes other than those of simple utility entered 
into its design. By the recorded vote of the town ; by the 
inscription upon its granite front ; by the memorial tablets in 
the vestibule ; by these patriotic emblems ; by this gathering 



22 DEDICATION OF 

of men whom we recognize as om* defenders . upon the 
battle field ; by the solemn dirge and the starting tear ; we 
know and feel in our hearts, that this is a day to recall the 
scenes of war, and to linger awhile upon their tender and 
inspiring memories. 

These ceremonies then are in commemoration of those 
who, by their deaths, have once made us all mourners at 
their bier ; and whose names we now have written upon 
marble, so that if the memory of men shall grow dim as the 
years wear on, the generations to come after us may yet 
read the roll of honor so long as these stones shall remain 
one upon another. Shall we not call these men our heroes, 
since who can better deserve the name than they who seal 
their devotion to the country with their blood ? No doubt 
they were led by different motives into military life, but 
whether prompted by a youthful love of adventure, or 
allured by the dream of glory, or weary of the routine of 
their daily lives, or whether impelled by that keen sense of 
their duty to their country and a righteous cause, which 
dominated over the love of ease, the whisperings of fear, 
and even the endearments of home — they all alike went 
from among us, voluntarily assuming the dangers, hardships 
and trials of military life, and when in the appointed time 
they met their " last enemy," the record closed upon them 
with their armor on,, and they stand enrolled as faithful 
alike in victory and defeat, in life and death. 

But we come not here to pay funereal honors to the dead. 
The dread clash of arms has ceased for years, and they 
whom we commemorate died before the dawn of peace. 
Some of them lie in yonder burial ground, and in others 
within the town, whither their mortal remains were borne 
from the distant field, and there buried with solemn rites. ^ 



' It is estimated that the remains of fifteen repose in tlie burial ground 
of the First Parish, two in the Second Parish, and three in the Third 
Parish. 



MEMORIAL HALL. 23 

Some repose in our national cemeteries — and some others still 
slumber in the soldier's grave in the field whereon they fell. 
Others lie where no man can trace them, and a few dropped 
from the ranks on the battle field, never again responded 
at the sergeant's roll call, and nothing more is kno-wn. In 
the simple and touching ceremony we obseiwed last spring,^ 
we revived and deepened our interest in the grave of the 
soldier, and which I trust may never be lost. 

" In the South alone and far, 
Or beneath the Northern star, 
Whersoe'r our soldier keep, 
Scatter flowers upon his sleep." 

This is no mausoleum where the dust of mortal men 
reposes. Neither crypt, nor sarcophagus, nor efS.gy can be 
found within its walls. It claims none of the sacredness 
which hallows the burial place of the dead. We could not 
have reared such a monument if we had so desired. Our 
choice was confined to a cenotaph of the usual monumental 
form, and a memorial building. We chose the latter ; and 
where, I ask, is a more suitable place to put our memorial 
of these names, than where men must gather for successive 
generations, to exercise the prerogative of the citizen — the 
ballot — or to deliberate concerning their local interests in 
the "town meeting?" Here within these solid walls, the 
rough elements cannot enter to mar and consume our 
memorials, and Ave need not trust to the friendly chisel of 
some "Old Mortality" of the next century to revive the 
fading inscriptions. We thus have ensured, so far as human 
device could ensure it, a public, permanent, and distinct 
record of what we desire to commemorate, and this answers 
fully all the requirements of a suitable memorial. 

But some may say there is something incongruous in thus 



" The ceremony of decorating the graves of the soldiers was observed 
May 30, 18G8, and was peculiarly impressive. 



24 DEDICATION OF 

blending in one strncture the memory of the dead and the 
turmoil, conflicts of opinion, and the frivolities of some 
public assemblies. If this were the place of sepulture, 
where friends gathered to recall the virtues and image of 
the deceased, this objection might not be easily answered. 
But we cannot invest this edifice with any such sacred and 
solemn associations. It is to tell a story of duty done, of 
patriotic sacrifice, of noble triumph. It is to proclaim that 
in her hour of need, the country summoned men to fight her 
battles, and from these peaceful plains of Dedham, men rose 
up and went voluntarily. Nay more, when the conflict was 
imminent, and they were ordered to the front in the battle, 
there they were found also ; and when at last life was 
demanded, they gave that too. Is it not better to inscribe 
this story of lofty sacrifice where the lesson may be most 
impressive? Will not the association of these patriotic 
memories with present duties, serve to dignify and elevate 
our pulilic discussions here, by reminding us of what 
patriotism has once required and may require again, that 
thus all empty declamation and personal revilings may stand 
rebuked, and men become impressed with that just respect 
for the rights of others which ought to characterize every 
public assembly? 

A memorial edifice is no novel conception of ours. A 
memorial church all through the Christian world is deemed 
the most fitting monument to commemorate the piety, 
charities or self-sacrifice of some departed one, to the end 
that even the memory of the dead may thus actively bless the 
living. In this way that eminent American, Mr. Peabody, 
chose recently to commemorate his departed mother in his 
native town. Turning to the University whose sons, in all 
periods of New England history, have been leaders in public 
opinion upon all questions, we find to-day her graduates 
and friends preparing to erect a costly and imposing edifice, 
where she may hold her literar}^ and social festivals, and 
where also she chooses to perpetuate the long roll of heroes 



MEMORIAL HALL. 25 

who shed a new histre upon the name of Harvard in the 
same struggle we contemplate today. 

Let then this our Memorial Hall receive a benediction 
from us all today. God keep it ever from the lightning 
stroke and the consuming fire. Bring hither your choicest 
gifts — the bust, the portrait, and whatever else shall befit 
its memorial character — that from its walls it shall speak to 
men of heroic deeds, and remind them of what they so often 
forget — the high responsibilities of the American citizen. 

A e:reat deal has been written and said among us during 
the last quarter of a century to diminish public respect for 
the virtues of the soldier. For a time both pulpit and 
platform seemed to join in proclaiming war an unmitigated 
barbarism, which, in our high civilization, should be 
abandoned as unworthy and wicked. The horrors of war 
have been held up in the same light as the avenging of 
private wrongs by blood, and the soldier pronounced a 
criminal in the sight of God. I need not on such an occasion 
as this, and in this presence, undertake to refute these 
fallacies at length. The events of our civil war have rooted 
them out so efiectually, that we can scarcely believe that 
such doctrines once nearly annihilated the militia system of 
Massachusetts, and if again revived and adopted, will surely 
paralyze the right arm of the nation's defence. We must 
all believe today that he who smites even with sword 
and fire the enemies of his country, when found in arms 
against her peace, fulfils a high and sacred duty, in the just 
performance of which the laws of God and man, and the 
noblest attril^utes of our nature, concur alike in sustaining 
him. When a gigantic wrong becomes strongly intrenched ; 
when truth and justice lose their sway ; when men break 
through the obligations of public faith, and trample upon 
their country's flag ; and maintain all these things at the 
cannon's mouth, then it is high time to appeal to the 
arbitrament of arms and to the God of battles. 



26 DEDICATION OF 

Such an emergency as this was the 14th of April, 1861, 
when a long series of treasonable acts culminated in the 
reduction of Fort Sumter, with its starved garrison of sixty 
men, under the fire of nineteen batteries, with a force of 
five thousand men behind them, on the third day of its 
bombardment. Wlien the flag went down on that fort of 
the United States, the loyal masses sprang to their feet. 
The dream of peace was broken ; delusions were dispelled ; 
the scales fell from men's eyes, and they saw alike for 
once their duties and their dangers. When, therefore, the 
President issued his call for 75,000 volunteers to sustain 
him in executing the laws of the land, there was a ready 
and willing response in the place of doubt and cavillings. 

It found us in Dedham without any organized militia, no 
military company having existed here for nearly thirty 
years. ^ Eighty-six years before, on the morning of the 
Lexington fight, Dedham responded to the messenger with 
four companies, besides the minute men, which left the 
town almost literally without a male inhabitant below the 
age of seventy, and above that of sixteen.* How great the 
contrast in the preparation made for the two conflicts ! But 
in all save organization, our people in 1861 were not behind 
our ancestors of the Revolution. There were difierences 
among us as to the causes of the war, but there were none 
as to the duty of sustaining the government. Those who 
were sojourning among us Ijelonging to companies elsewhere, 
and there were several,* repaired to their standards with 
alacrity. Our young men immediately took steps to raise 
a company, justly anticipating that their services would 
soon be needed. The ladies, too, with gi'eat promptness, 
forwarded to the Governor s-arments for the reo:iments about 



^ Probably not siuce 1842. 
•* Haveu's Centennial Address, (183G) p. 47. 

* There were Ave from South Dedham in the Canton Company, Fourth 
Kegimeut, and one from Dedham in the Third Regiment. 



MEMORIAL HALL. 27 

to depart.^ All classes of citizens joined in the patriotic 
work. The town, at a legal meeting held May 6th, by- 
formal resolution pledged itself "to stand by the volunteers, 
and protect their families during the war," and appropriated 
ten thousand dollars for these general purposes. The 
Massachusetts regiments were filled so rapidly that the 
War Department could not receive them, and the Governor 
was soon obliged to solicit from the general government 
opportunities for more regiments. Our first company was 
formed early in May, and while waiting for a regimental 
position, employed themselves in perfecting their drill, and 
in military exercise. The town supplied them with uniforms, 
and allowed them a per diem compensation during a certain 
period. It was not until July, that they were finally 
incorporated with the 18th Mass. Infantry as Co. F. All 
the commissioned ofiicers and fifty-six men of this Company 
belonged in Dedham. Nine Dedham men also enlisted in 
Co. H.''' The regiment was commanded by Col. James 
Barnes, a graduate of West Point in the class of 1829, 
whose high qualifications as an ofiicer were subsequently 
demonstrated both in camp and on the field. On the 26th 
August the regiment marched out of camp with eight 
companies,^ and departed for the seat of war. We parted 
with them ex[Dectiug a short campaign and a speedy return, 
so little did we understand the nature of the conflict at 
its beginning. Upon arriving at Washington on the 3d 
September, it was ordered to report to Gen. Fitz John 
Porter, and assigned to Martindale's brigade. The regiment 
was engaged in drill and in working upon the fortifications 
of Washington until the 26th, when it advanced with the 
army and took its position at Hall's Hill, Va. At a grand 



® See Appendix A. 

'' See roll of Dedham men iu appendix. 

^ The other two companies were subsequently filled up, and joined the 
regiment at Washington in October and November. 



^28 DEDICATION OF 

review of the army, the Eighteenth received one of three 
prizes for drill and general proficiency in discipline, Ijeing 
a complete set of iniiforms, camp eqnipage and tents, 
imported from France by the general government. Mr. 
Eussell, in one of his letters to the London Times, (an 
authority which will be credited when complimentary,) 
wi'ites thus of the regiment at this period : — "I went out 
to see the Eighteenth Massachusetts, the other day, and 
found them pitching their tents with all the rawness of new 
hands ; but their equipments were excellent, their transport 
magnificent, and the men equal in youth, health, stature and 
bulk, to any regiment (not picked like the Guards) in our 
service." 

The long winter of inaction at Hall's Hill taught them 
that 

" To labor aud to wait " 

were prominent among the duties of the soldier. But 
they were not forgotten at home. The ladies sent them a 
welcome supply of garments, and our citizens generally 
provided and sent to them a generous feast on New Year's 
day. Some of their townsmen visited them in camp ; a few 
obtained furloughs to visit their homes, and they all were 
made to understand that we meant to follow them with kind 
offices to the field. Three deaths occurred during the 
winter — Sergeant Damrell, and Privates Guild, and Stevens, 
— whose remains were brought home for burial. 

At length on the 10th March, 1862, with the magnificent 
and well-appointed army of the Potomac, they moved to 
Hampton Roads and entered upon the Peninsular campaign. 
They were before Yorktowu during its siege for twenty-four 
days, and most' of the time under fire. Then passing up 
the York Eiver by transports, and disembarking at West 
Point, they participated in the movements of the division 
until the 26th June. They missed the battle at Hanover 
Court House (May 27th) hy being ordered to rest after 



MEMORIAL HALL. 29 

picket duty during a driving rain storm in the preceding 
night. On the day previous to the battle at Gaines' Mills, 
(June 27th) the Eighteenth was ordered to join an 
expedition under Gen. Stoneman, fitted out to repel an 
{inticipated attack upon the right flank of the army by the 
enemy under "Stonewall" Jackson. They marched towards 
White House, on the Pamunkey, and passing down the 
York and up the James by transports, they rejoined the 
army at Harrison's Landing, after the battles of the 
Chickahominy and Malvern Hill. During all those battles, 
therefore, the Eighteenth was detached from its brigade. 

The record discloses, however, that one man of the 
Eighteenth fell at Gaines' Mills, although, as we have seen, 
the regiment was not there. The apparent discrepancy is 
thus explained. That one, the first of the regiment to fall 
on the field, was a Dedham boy — Private Jordan, of Co. H. 
He was a youth of eighteen, and finding that his regiment 
was not to be engaged on the succeeding day, he mingled 
with the ranks of the Ninth Mass., joined in their charge, 
and never came out alive. The fact of his death was fully 
substantiated, and his name appears upon our tablets as the 
first of our soldiers to fiiU in battle.^ 

The Peninsular campaign terminated, and with what 
heaviness of heart we read the bulletin which announced 
that the first and best disciplined of our armies had retired 
before the spires of Richmond, and from the victorious 
field of Malvern Hill. But while the campaign had brought 



"In this battle Acljt. Thomas Sherwiu, Jr., of Dedham, 22cT Mass. 
Infantry, was woimded, and was promoted Major for galhmt conduct, 
his commission dating June 28th, the day succeeding the battle. He 
was again promoted Lieut.-Colonel, Oct. 17, 18G2; Colonel by Brevet, 
Sept. 30, 1864, "for gallant services at the battle of Preble's Farm, 
Virginia;" and Brigadier General by Brevet, March 13, 18G5, "for 
distinguished gallantry at the battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, while 
in command of his regiment, and for gallant and meritorious services 
during the war." 



30 DEDICATION OF 

sorrow upon many households in the Commonwealth, with 
the single exception named, our own had escaped. The 
day of fearful trial, however, was close at hand. On 
the 20th August the regiment left Hampton Roads, and 
disem1)arking at Acquia Creek, proceeded to Falmouth. 
The army had now come within the department of Gen. 
Pope, and were subject to his orders. A series of movements 
for eight days with Porter's corps, ^"^ l)rought our soldiers to 
the vicinity of Bull Pun, an insignificant stream, but now 
fomous in history as the place where, in two general battles, 
disaster befell the Union arms. "Stonewall" Jackson, with 
his corps, had for several days previous successfully eluded 
the attempts of the Union commander to overcome him, 
before reinforcements could arrive from Gen. Lee. On 
the 30th occurred what is known to us as the "second battle 
of Bull Pun." On that day Porter's corps was ordered to 
make a vigorous assaidt upon the Confederate position, and 
nobly did they perform it. The Eighteenth was the first 
regiment to advance to the attack, and the last to leave the 
field. ^^ Line after line of the corps was swept away by the 
infantry fire of Jackson's men in front, and an enfilading fire 
from the artillery of Longstreet, who had on that day, very 
inopportunel}'^ for Gen. Pope, l)rought his corps through 
the mountains. Porter's corps withdrew only when the 
enemy had advanced so closely as to fire into the very faces 
of the men.^'- The Eighteenth regiment was highly and 
especially commended for its steadiness and gallantry on 
this hard-fought and disastrous field. But such assaults as 
these are always made at a fearful cost. The number of the 
regiment engaged on that day was 325, many being sick 
and unfit for duty. Of these, three ofiicers and thirty-seven 
men were killed, five ofiicers and ninety-six men were 



'" The army liad been divided into corps on the Peninsula. 

" Adjt. Gen. Report, 1862, p. 207. 

'^ Swinton's Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, p. 191. 



MEMORIAL HALL. 31 

woimdecl, aucl twenty-eight men were missing, being a total 
loss of one hundred and sixty-nine men, or fifty-two per 
cent.'^ Our tablets show the names of seven who were 
either killed or died afterwards of wounds there received. 
Caeroll, the brave and patriotic Captain of Co. F, fell 
mortally wounded, was left on the field within the rebel 
lines, where he died three days after. ^^ Corporal Edward 
Holmes, Privates Robert R. Covey, George O. Kingsbury, 
and Henry D. Smith, were killed on the field. Privates 
Edmund L. Thomas and George N. Worthen lingered, 
mortally wounded, but a few days in the hospitals, and died 
soon after — the former near Washington, and the latter at 
Philadelphia. Five others were wounded more or less 
severely, and it is stated that of forty men in our Company 
engaged, fourteen only came out unharmed.'^ 

The shadows of war now rested upon our hearthstones, 
the dead were mourned in our streets, and the hearts of 
patriots were burdened with anxiety for the cause of the 
country. Our high hopes, based upon the discipline and 



i^Adjt. Gen. Report, 18G2, p. 186. 

" Charles AVhiting Carroll Wcas born in Dedham, May 30, 183G ; was 
fitted for college in the Dedham High Scliool ; was graduated at Dart- 
mouth College, class of 1859, and was a member of the Sufi'olk Bar. He 
Avas commissioned 1st Lieut, of Co. F, July 26, 1861, and Captain, Oct. 
29, 1861. In the charge at Bull Run, Capt. Carroll acted as Lieut. Colonel 
of the regiment. While retiring from the field, and bringing up the 
rear of the regiment, he was struck by a ball near the shoulder blade, 
whicli probably penetrated the spinal column, as he was rendered help- 
less, and in the confusion of retreat, was left behind. His friend, Adjt. 
Baker, two days after, succeeded in passing tlie rebel lines under a flag 
of ti-uce, and found him where he had fallen, and in a state of suffering, 
although he had not been wholly uncared for by the enemy. The next 
day, a carriage was sent to bring him within the Union lines, but he 
died two liours before it reached its destination. He was decently 
buried on the field, but the remains were subsequently brought home 
and buried witli solemn rites. 

^5 See address of welcome to the returned soldiers, Aug. 30, 1864, by 
Mr. John Cox, Jr. (Ded. Gaz. Sept. 8, 1864.) 



32 DEDICATION OF 

numbers of our army, had come to nought, and nothing but 
faith in the justice of our cause seemed left to us. 

My friends, recall that Sunday (Aug. 31, 1862) when the 
first vague rumors of these disasters reached us. .We had 
read the despatch sent by the Union commander, and 
published in the newspapers of the clay previous, "that the 
enemy were retreating to the mountains." But while at 
our respective places of worship, on that serene, summer 
day, perhaps sending up our thanksgivings for victory, with 
prayers for the safety of our defenders, a messenger caused 
our devotions to be suddenly arrested with the announcement 
that a great battle had been fought, and with an urgent call 
for lint, bandages and stimulants, words that made hearts 
shrink and faces pale. It seemed as if we heard the enemy's 
cannon, and were called personally to administer to the 
wounded and dying, so near did this message bring the war 
to us. And let it never be forgotten how on that sad and 
sacred day the quick sympathies and ready hands of woman 
rendered a full answer to the call, ere the sun went down.^^ 

The results of the Peninsula campaign, as they gradually 
became known, had revealed the necessity of replenishing 
the army, and early in July the President had called for 
300,000 men for three years, and assigned the quota of 
Massachusetts at 15,000 men. The quota of Dedliam was 
sixty-nine, and our Selectmen, through whom thenceforward 
all recruiting during the war was carried on, issued their 
call for that numl)er. On the 21st July the town voted to 
pay a bounty of $100 to each volunteer, with aid to families, 
and appropriated $6900 for the bounties. 

The realities of war having been brought home to us, it 
was evident that Ioug: marches and hard fio:htin«: were to be 
the inevitable lot of the volunteer. The bounty of itself 
was no sufficient inducement to enlist, but it served to aid 



' Sec Appendix B. 



MEMOEIAL HALL. 33 

in removing the pecuniary obstacle which operated to deter 
some men, especially those having families. The times 
especially demanded men of j)atriotic motives, and to this 
the second and most urgent call, there were soon found 
such men to answer. 

One of the largest and most impressive of our public 
meetings, during the war, was held July 10th, before the 
legal town meeting. Men were there inspired by an 
earnest purpose to devote themselves to the country. The 
preliminary discussion as to bounties being ended, the roll 
was opened, and then came a pause, when it seemed doulitful 
if any would come forward. The first man to sign that roll 
was the father of the boy of the Eighteenth who had been 
killed at Gaines' Mills. Another was a young man who 
had been recently graduated at the University, and was 
beginning his professional studies. A third announced his 
purpose in impressive and earnest words, to the sincerity of 
which, a severe wound received in battle, nearly a year's 
confinement in four rebel prisons, and a close adherence to 
his regiment to the last day of its service, afterwards bore 
ample testimony. 

With such a spirit animating them, others enrolled 
themselves, and soon the numljcr was complete. Uniting 
with men from Needham and Weston, they constituted 
Co. I, 35th Mass. Infantry, (Col. Wild.)i' Without any 
opportunities for drill or organization, the regiment left 
the State, August 22, 1862, for the seat of war. On their 
arrival at Washington they were immediately assigned to 
the defences of the city, in throwing up earthworks and 
doing picket duty. They were near their townsmen of 
the Eighteenth, who had preceded them one year in the 
service, and they heard the guns around Centreville on the 
day of the battle at Bull Kun. 



" See Eoll of this Company, iu Appendix. 



34 DEDICATION OF 

Both companies were now in the army of the Potomac, 
the elder having the discipline of veterans with thinned ranks, 
while the yonnger, yet imperfect in the duties of the soldier, 
was fresh and vi2:orons. The Eio'hteenth still remained with 
Porter's Corps, and the Thirty-fifth was in the 2d Brigade, 
2d Division, Ninth Corps, under Gen. Burnside. 

The army was then in motion towards Maryland, to meet 
Lee in his first invasion of what may be termed the neutral 
ground of the rebellion. The necessities of those days 
were inexorable, and called for long and rapid marches. 
Burnside's Corps started first, and on the 14th September, 
— only three weeks after they had left their homes — our 
men of the Thirty-fifth met the enemy at South Mountain. 
The Thirty-fifth on that day dislodged rebel sharpshooters 
from an extensive tract of forest, and received a sharp attack 
from the enemy. Here Private George F. Whiting was 
fatally wounded, and died on the 7th October. Sergeant 
Henry W. Tisdale and Private Clinton Bagley were wounded, 
the former severely. With no knowledge of batallion 
movements, and having had but a brief period for drill, 
this new regiment encountered the discij^lined brigades of 
the enemy, and stood the test firmly. 

But South Mountain was a prelude only to the memorable 
battle of Antietam, three days after. Porter's Corps, which 
left Washington on the 12th, now joined the main army, 
and on the 17tli supported batteries in the battle. The 
Thirty-fifth was engaged in the movements of Burnside's 
Corps, which had a highly important part in the battle. 
They charged the enemy, drove him over the bridge, and 
held the crest of the second hill beyond, until ordered to 
retire. They behaved with such steadiness and gallantry 
as to receive the highest encomiums of their commander. 
Thus within a month from their departure from home, our 
company had been twice on hard-fought fields, and in the 
thickest of the battles. 

But these had told fearfully upon the regiment. Of those 



MEMOEIAL HALL. 35 

present, two-thirds of the officers and nearly one-third of 
the men, had been disabled. ^^ At Antietam, Corporal 
Edward E. Hatton, (a true man and brave soldier) and 
Privates Charles H. Snlkoski and Joseph P. White, of 
South Dedham, were killed. Corporal Edmund Davis was 
very severely wounded, and six others wounded more or less 
severely, of whom Private Nathan C. Treadwell died al)out 
a month after. Besides these, there were two killed and 
several wounded of the company who Ijelonged elsewhere. 
Such was the share of Co. I in the glory and sacrifices of 
Antietam. 

Co. F of the Eighteenth sustained no loss at Antietam, 
but at Shepardstown, on the 20th, they were engaged with 
their regiment, which lost three killed and eleven wounded. 

The Maryland campaign ended with the retirement of 
Lee into Virginia, and whither also returned the army of 
the Potomac, but with unequal steps. 

Let us now recur a moment to events transpiring at home. 
Soon after the call under which Dedham had furnished 
sixty-nine men for the Thirty-fifth regiment, there came 
yet another call from the President, with an order for a 
draft, to which Dedham was required to respond with one 
hundred and twenty-two men for nine months' service. In 
anticipation of the draft, the town offered a bounty of $200, 
with aid to families, to volunteers. The short term of 
service was a great inducement for some who were unable 
to enlist for three years, and soon the requisite number was 
made up, almost exclusively from Dedham. These chiefly 
constituted Co. D, Forty-third Regiment, Mass. Infixntry,^^ 
(Col. Holbrook) which, on the 24th October, 1862, was 
ordered to North Carolina, where it remained during nearly 



i» Adjt. Geu. Eeport, 1862, p. 348. 

" See Roll of Company, in Appendix. Those enlisting on the Dedham 
quota from other towns, joined the 42d, 43d, and 45th Regiments, and 
Company of Sharpshooters. 



36 DEDICATION OF 

the whole term of its service. The regiment was micler fire 
at Kiustou and Whitehall in December. Our company, with 
two others, were detached for picket duty for a time, and 
afterwards marched with the regiment on Trenton ; was 
ordered to the relief of Little Washington, and encountered 
the enemy at Blount's Creek. It was then occupied 
in picket duty, and those other nameless duties which 
constitute so large a part of a soldier's life in camp. On 
the 27th June, it was ordered to report to Gen. Dix, and 
proceeded to White House on the Pamunkey, in Virginia, 
thence to Fortress Monroe, and thence to Baltimore. On 
the 7th July, the term of service having expired, it was left 
to the option of the men to go to the front (this being 
immediately after the Ijattle of Gettysburg,) or to return 
home, and two hundred of the regiment remained, among 
whom were thirteen of our townsmen. These returned 
home July 21st, and all were mustered out, July 30, 1863. 

Such l^riefly is the record of our company of nine months' 
men. But one name of its number appears on our tablets, 
and his was an accidental death at Readville. It will not 
do, however, to infer from this that their service was light 
or unimportant. They were in a department where no 
considerable active operations were carried on during their 
term of service. But whenever called upon, as they often 
were, for special duty, their record shows it was well 
performed ; and there is no doubt but the}^ would have 
acquitted themselves with honor in any exigency of the 
service. 

Nothing decisive had occurred with the army of the 
Potomac, after the battle of Antietam, until the 13th 
December, 1862, when occurred that saddest of all the 
battles of the war — the assault upon Fredericksburg. The 
army was now under Biu'uside, and his name is inseparably 
associated with that ill-starred movement. In this assault, 
both of our companies bore a very prominent part. The 
Eighteenth was the leading regiment of its corps ; and on 



MEMOEIAL HALL. 37 

the 13tb, having remained until one o'clock on the opposite 
side of the river, then crossed, and engaged in the battle, 
which lasted until dark. The regiment charged the enemy, 
and nearly penetrated his fortified position and stronghold 
on Mary's Heights, when it was compelled to return. It 
rallied again, however, and was in advance of the corps 
throughout the battle. The record adds : "It is believed 
that the dead of this regiment lay nearer the enemy's works 
than those of any other engaged upon that part of the 
field. "^'^ Two of our men in this regiment were killed — 
Privates Jonathan H. Keyes and Daniel Leahy, and several 
were wounded. The regiment lost two officers and eleven 
men killed, and nine officers and one hundred and twelve 
men wounded. 

The position of the Thirty-fifth was scarcely less exposed, 
being in the advance of its corps, and they received a deadly 
fire at short range. They held their ground until, their 
ammunition being exhausted, their brigade Avas relieved. 
It was the last regiment but one to leave Fredericksburg. 
The gallant Major Willard, who commanded the regiment 
in the assault, was mortally wounded while leading his 
men, sword in hand. He was the first Captain of Co. I, 
although not a resident of Dedham. Lieut. William Hill, 
of Co. I, but who on that day was in command of Co. K, 
and Private George C. Bunker, were killed on the heights, 
and buried on the field. Four of our Dedham soldiers, of 
this company, were wounded more or less severely. The 
whole loss of the regiment was about sixty. The survivors 
of both of our companies may recall with satisfaction and 
soldierly pride the deeds performed on that bloody and 
unsuccessful day at Fredericksburg, 

The army now ceased active operations until the spring 
of 1863, when Gen. Hooker assumed command, and we 



'Adjt. Gen. Report, 1863, p. 659. 



38 DEDICATION OF 

come to the Chancellorsville campaign. On the 2d and 3d 
May, the Eighteenth was engaged, and lost one officer and 
thirteen men killed, but none of these were from Dedliam. 
In the Second Mass. Infantry, Private Michael Henihan, 
a Dedliam soldier, was killed — his being the only name of 
that heroic regiment borne upon our tablets. 

The Thirty-fifth had now been detached from the army of 
the Potomac, and sent to another and distant department. 
In March, 1863, it had proceeded with the reorganized 
Ninth Corps (Burnside's) to the South-west, where its 
services were much needed. April and May they passed 
in Kentucky. Thence they were transported down the 
Mississippi to the vicinity of Vicksburg, where they threw 
up earthworks and defences. They were now with the army 
of the Tennessee under the command of Gen. Grant. Under 
Sherman after the surrender of Vicksburg, they marched into 
the interior of Mississippi, in pursuit of the force of Gen. 
Johnston. After days of toilsome and painful marches, 
with frequent skirmishing, and a brief siege, they captured 
Jackson, the capital of the State. Here the Thirty-fifth had 
the honor of being the first regiment to plant its colors 
within the city, pulling down the rebel ensign from the 
State House, and of throwing to the breeze, from that 
al)ode of treason, the stars and stripes.'-^ In this campaign. 
Private David Phalen died in camp, of disease. In August, 
the regiment almost exactly retraced its steps, and on the 
1st October were in Kentucky, where we will leave them 
for the present. 

The army of the Potomac, in the meantime, had again 
moved into Maryland and Pennsylvania, to repel Lee's 
second invasion. In the great victory of Getty sljurg the 
Eighteenth was engaged, and lost one man killed and 
thirteen wounded, l)ut the name of no Dedliam soldier 



Adjt. Gen. Keport, 18G3, p. 844. 



MEMORIAL HALL. 39 

appears among them. But Declham was not without its 
representative in the sacrifices of that victorious field. 
On the 3d July, Sergeant Edward Hutchins, of the First 
Co. Andrew's Sharpshooters, received his death-wound, and 
lingered but two hours. He was a faithful and fearless 
soldier, and one well qualified for his peculiar service. 

The Eighteenth was in the battle at Rappahannock Station, 
Nov. 7th, and at Mine Creek on the 29th and 30th of the 
same month. These concluded their campaigns in 1863. 

The Thirty-fifth, in October, marched across the mountains 
through Cumberland Gap to Knoxville, Tennessee. It was 
engaged at Loudon Bridge and Campbell's Station, and 
then fell back to Knoxville, then besieged by the enemy 
under Gen. Longstreet. It was during this campaign that 
Private Charles Henry Ellis, the regimental clerk, was 
taken prisoner, was confined in Belle Isle prison, and, it is 
supposed, died in Richmond the succeeding year. During 
this winter the regiment suffered much for want of food and 
clothing. In March their Western campaign ended, and 
they were transported again to Annapolis, Maryland, where 
the Ninth Corps was again reorganized. 

We are now brought to the last and greatest act of the 
drama — Grant's Overland Campaign — which on the one hand 
is characterized as "a campaign unsurpassed by any on 
record in the elements which make war grand, terrible, and 
bloody, "'^^ but on the other it should also be said, a campaign 
invested with a glory that will never fade, since it brought 
us to victory and to peace. At home, the summer and 
autumn of 1864 were the darkest period of the war. Men 
had learned to feel the dread hazards of battle to the cause 
of the country, as well as to the lives of our soldiers. All 
our available able-bodied men had been sent to the field. 



^^ Swinton's Campaigns, p. 413. 



40 DEDICATION OF 

The draft, like a heavy cloud, brooded over our community. 
A Presidential campaign had intervened to divide us in our 
counsels, if it did not destroy our harmony of action. Our 
community seemed to rest under a shadow which nothing 
could dispel. It was, however, the darkness which precedes 
the dawn, though the day was as yet afar off. 

Again our two companies were in Virginia ; the Eighteenth 
regiment being in Ayre's Brigade, Fifth Corps, (Warren's) 
numbering al)out three hundred men.-^ The Thirty-fifth 
remained in the Ninth Corps, with about two hundred and 
fifty men ready for duty.^ The Corps was still under 
Burnside, whose command was independent of Gen. Meade, 
then commanding the army of the Potomac. All acted 
under the orders of Gen. Grant. 

On the 3d May, 1864, at midnight, the march began, the 
Fifth Corps having the right of the column. On the 5th 
May, while recounoitering for the enemy, the Eighteenth 
was the first regiment to encounter Ewell's Corps, then 
moving in pursuit. The first infantry man killed in the 
campaign belonged to the Eighteenth ,^^ and it received the 
l)runt of the first assault of the enemy in the battles of the 
Wilderness. During all those marvellous battles, lasting 
three days, where neither cavalry nor artillery could be 
used, where "not only were the lines of battle entirely hidden 
from the sight of the commander, but no ofiicer could see 
ten files from him,"^^ the Eighteenth was engaged in 
skirmishing and in assaults upon intrenchments. No fatal 
casualties occurred among our Dedliam men, but Col. Hayes 
was severely wounded, and several were killed and wounded 
in the regiment. 

The Thirty-fifth, with the Ninth Corps, crossed the 



23 Adjt. Gen. Report, 18G-t, p. 573. 
"•> Ibid, p. 806. 

25 Swintou's Campaigns, p. 421. Adjt. Gen. Eeport, 18G4, p. 574. 

26 Swintou's Campaigns, p. 429. 



MEMORIAL HALL. 41 

Eapidau two days later, and passing over the battlegrounds 
at Fredericksburg and Cliaucellorsville, arrived in the 
Wilderness during the second da3''s battle. In the movement 
toward Spottsylvania, the Fifth Corps were charged with 
the duty of seizing Spottsylvania Court House. Both the 
Fifth and Ninth Corps were in line of battle on the north 
of Spottsylvania.^'^ Here occurred one of the most fierce 
and deadly struggles of the war. In the engagement of 
18th May, the Thirty-fifth participated. The result of the 
battles leaving the Union lines intact, another turning 
movement was determined upon. On the 20th May, the 
hostile armies again confronted each other at the North 
Anna Kiver. The Eighteenth, crossing at Jericho Ford, 
was then detached from its brigade to occupy an eminence 
where it was exposed to a heavy fire from Hill's Corps, 
during which assault Lieut. Col. White was wounded. The 
Thirty-fifth crossed on the 24th, when it began a brilliant 
skirmish, followed by the whole brigade. The enemy were 
driven into their works, but a sudden storm, and a fresh 
force of the enemy, compelled them to retu'e.^^ 

On the 23d May, at the battle on the North Anna Biver, 
Sergeant John Finn, Jr., 2 2d Mass. Infantr}' — a Dedham 
soldier who had well earned promotion — received a wound 
on his arm, which rendered amputation necessary, and he 
died from its efiects on the 5th June. 

Another flank movement of the Union army turned it 
towards the Chickahominy, "a wet ditch on the outer 
fortifications of Eichmond," and a place of sad memories for 
soldiers of the campaign of 1862. But before the passage 
of the Chickahominy, another fearful l^attle awaited them 
at Cold Harbor. Warren's Corps, a few daja previous, had 
encountered the enemy on the Shady Church road, where 
a branch of the Tolopotomy crossed it, and had frequent 



^^ Swiutou's Campaigns, p. 441. 
*** Adjt. Gen. Report, 1864-1866. 



42 DEDICATION OP 

skirmishes with the enemy. ^^ TVHiile near Bethesda Church, 
and holding a line nearly four miles in extent, the enemy 
fell upon it with great vigor, and inflicted a considerable loss. 
In the assault at Cold Harbor, the Fifth Corps did not 
actively participate. The Mnth Corps was partially engaged, 
and the Thirty-fifth was employed in throwing up earth 
works. But in that bloody battle we had a representative 
in the list of the killed. The Twentieth Mass. Infantry was 
with the Second Corps, (Hancock's) holding the left of the 
assaulting column. On the 3d June, Private Albert C. 
Bean, of Co. I, was wounded, and died five days after. On 
the 7th June, the Eighteenth reached the Chickahominy, 
and after some days' skirmishing, crossed on the loth June. 
They passed the James on the 16th June, and marched 
directly to the fortifications in front of Petersburg. Here 
they were engaged in throwing up earth-works in the 
presence of the enemy. On the 5th July, Private Cji'us 
D. Tewksbury, who had served from the beginning, was 
killed, the last man of the Eighteenth to fall in battle. It 
is a somewhat curious fact, and perhaps worthy of mention, 
that the first of our Dedham men who fell in battle in 18 62, 
and the last just named, were cousins, both belonging to 
the same company and regiment, and on fields not many 
miles distant from each other. 

The Eighteenth had now reached nearly the end of its 
term of service of three years, and on the 20th July it was 
ordered to Washington in anticipation of discharge. Twelve 
of our Dedham men had re-enlisted, and these, together 
with those whose term was not ended, ^" remained with the 
Eighteenth Battalion, and did good service. When the 
officers were mustered out, this battalion was merged in the 
Thirty-second Regiment. Among these men was Private 
Henry C. Everett, who died in Washington, Jan. 19, 1865. 



' Swinton's Campaigns, p. 480. 

' Ivecruits which had been added duriuc: the "war. 



MEMORIAL HALL. 43 

Ou the 3d September, 1864, the old Eighteenth was 
mustered out of service, aud its honorable record closed. 
It had participated in some fifteen battles. Of the fifty-eight 
who enlisted from Dedham, eleven had fallen in the field, 
six had died from disease and wounds received in battle, 
eight had been discharged by reason of wounds, and thirteen 
by reason of disability resulting from wounds. Of the whole 
company, twenty-three men had either died or fallen in battle. 

The regiment bore an honorable part in nearly all the great 
general battles of the army of the Potomac except those of the 
Peninsula before Richmond, and its tattered battle-flag l^ears 
no stain, save from the blood of its defenders. While often 
called to share in the defeat of our arms, yet in the darkest 
hours of the war it kept its high discipline, unswerving 
fidelity and patriotic fiiith ; and though it saw not the days 
of final victory, it aided in accomplishing those unparalleled 
movements, and fighting those continuous battles, which 
made complete victory possible at the last. Upon the return 
of the few brave men left of our company, we welcomed 
them with fitting ceremonies, in which we all joined with 
grateful hearts, though sensible that the formalities of a pul)lic 
occasion but inadequately expressed our debt of gratitude. 

Our men of the Thirty-fifth were now destined to bear a 
part in the siege of Petersburg, and the closing campaign. 
At first they were employed "in throwing up earth-works 
and batteries, laying down abattis," and in the construction 
of works necessary for a besieging army. At the memorable 
explosion of the "Mine," July 30th, it was their duty to 
advance, after the explosion, and turn the works of the 
enemy, which they accomplished. Private Michael Colbert 
was killed in the advance of the regiment over the works, 
and the regiment lost one officer and nine men killed, and 
three officers and twenty-eight men wounded.^' The dead 

^' It is stated that the regiment left the crater under the command of 
Lieut, rarriugtou, now of Dedham. Adjt. Gen. Report, 1865, p. 478. 



44 DEDICATION OF 

were buried under a flag of truce. Being now in the immediate 
presence of the enemy, they were frequently engaged, and 
suffered considerable losses, especially while in position on 
the Weldon Railroad. At Poplar Spring Church, Sept. oOth, 
the regiment was repulsed by an attack on the right and 
rear, with a loss of nine killed, and one hundred and fifty 
prisoners. In the same action, John W. Fiske, formerly a 
Sergeant in Co. I, but recently promoted to be First Lieut, 
in the Fifty-eighth Mass. Infantry, which was also engaged, 
was killed, and buried on the field. He was an efiicient 
officer, and much beloved. 

Nothing decisive occurred to the regiment during the 
winter of 1864-5. In March, 1865, it was removed to a 
part of Fort Sedgwick, about four hundred yards from the 
enemy's works — a post of great danger, being subject to 
an almost continuous fire, — where they passed one month. 
On the 2d April, they assaulted Fort Mahone, the rebel 
work opposite, and held a portion of it. During the same 
night Petersburg was evacuated by the enemy, and on the 
next morning, the men had the proud satisfaction of marching 
through the streets of Petersburg with colors flying, band 
playing, and of receiving, with shouts of victory and 
welcome, the President of the United States, as he rode 
along their lines. On the 9th April occurred the surrender 
of Lee at Appomattox Court House, and at last peace had 
come, crowned with honor and victory. The regiment passed 
in review at Washington, May 23d, reached Massachusetts 
on the 13th June, and were mustered out of service on the 
27th. 

The Thirty-fifth saw nearly three years of active and 
arduous service, beginning almost with the clay of their 
arrival in the field. On its colors are inscribed, by an order 
of Gen. Meade, the names of thirteen battles, to which was 
afterwards added a fourteenth. The record shows that their 
campaigns were not limited by a State or a Department, but 
that in Kentucky, East Tennessee and Mississippi, as well as 



MEMORIAL HALL. 45 

in INIaryland and Virginia, they were actively employed. 
In many of their battles, their position was among the most 
exposed to the enemy, and sometimes in the most deadly 
conflicts. Indeed, it became a proverb among the soldiers 
that the commanding officer of the Thirty-fifth was sure to 
be struck down in every engagement. Of the sixty-eight 
who enlisted from Dedham, six were killed in battle, and 
one more died soon after of his wounds, five died in the 
service from disease, eight were discharged on account of 
their wounds, and eleven for disability. 

At the expiration of their service, we desired to give 
them a public welcome, but with a soldierly modesty they 
declined the invitation, saying they preferred to pass without 
ceremony from the life of the soldier to that of the citizen. 
While then, we commemorate today the patriotic dead, let 
us not forget to render to the no less jiatriotic survivors the 
homage of our hearts. They went from us when days were 
dark, and men were few ; they returned when the anthems 
of victory were resounding in our midst, and we would have 
given them glad shouts of welcome and of gratitude. Yet 
in their triumphs, as in their trials, they were true to 
themselves, and chose the conscious rewards of duty done, 
rather than the loud plaudits of their fellow citizens. 

The roll of the dead is not yet complete. In other 
regiments than those to which I have already alluded, — 
both of our own Commonwealth and of other States — 
are to be found the names of men born and reared in 
Dedham. The Twenty-fourth, Twenty-eighth, Thirty-ninth, 
and Fifty-sixth, each have one representative upon our 
tablets. From two regiments of Massachusetts cavalry, 
three names appear. Three died as prisoners of war, without 
a friend to minister to their last necessities, or even to raise 
for them a humble headstone. In that hecatomb at Fort 
Wagner — where the negro so nobly vindicated his right 
to the name and fome of the soldier — Dedham had one 
representative. Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia, hold 



46 DEDICATION OF 

the ashes of Declham men today. And on the banks of a 
river in far-off Louisiana, while leading his men to the charge, 
the gallant Lathrop fell,^^ closing a long and honorable 
service, in which rank was nobly earned, with a triumphant 
and peaceful death. ^^ 

Here I turn the last page of this sad but glorious 
record. It has seemed to be my duty to dwell upon it 
with some minuteness of detail, in order that, if possible, 
we might today form some conception of what our soldiers 
did in the war. But how much must be left untold. What 
painful marches and sleepless nights ; what dangers in the 
picket line ; what sufferings from hunger and scanty clothing 
— all these the soldier himself cannot make us realize. But 
the memory of these men, and what they did, does not 
depend upon any words of mine. Should the tablets, on 
which you have inscribed the names of the dead, crumble 
and fade away — should even this edifice itself be razed to 
the ground, — there never will be wanting some faithful 
witness to repeat to coming generations how they gave all 
that a man has to give for national unity and freedom. 

" How sleep the brave who sink to rest, 
With all their country's wishes blest : 
When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, 
Returns to deck their hallowed mould. 
She there shall dress a sweeter sod 
Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. 



32 Julius M. Lathrop was born May 5, 1840, and was educated at the Ded- 
ham High School; enlisted in 1861 in the 24th Mass. Infantry; was com- 
missioned 1st Lieut. Sept. 14, 1862, and Capt. Feb. 27, 1863, in the 38th 
Mass. Infantry. He was mortally wounded at the battle of Cane River, 
La., 23d April, 1864, and died at Alexandria, La., 26th April, 1864. I find 
in the "Story of the Thirty-eighth Regt. Mass. Volunteers," by Geo. "W". 
Powers, the following statement of the circumstances of his death : — 
"Capt. Lathrop had rode in an ambulance the day previous, unable to 
march ; but upon the approach of an engagement, had taken command 
of his company, and was leading his men Avheu he received the fatal 
shot."— p. 140. 

^3 See Appendix C. 



MEMORIAL HALL. 47 

' By fairy hauds their knell is rung, 
By forms unseen, their dirge is sung. 
There Honor comes, a pilgrim gray. 
To bless the turf that wraps their clay, 
^id Freedom shall awhile repair 
To dwell, a weeping hermit, there." 



If there be any in this assembly who cloubtingly asks to 
what end was all this snffering and sacrifice, and how could 
these confer a lasting benefit upon the country, to him this 
answer may now be given. Not in our day and generation, 
perhaps, will the purposes of these years of trial and blood 
be fully realized. The Divine plans ripen in cycles of time 
w^hich no man shall venture to compute. But some results 
are plain and unmistakeable. 

In the first place, the odious system of human bondage has 
become extinct, and in a most marvellous way. To human 
foresight, a few years since, this event seemed well-nigh 
impossible. Never was a social or political problem beset 
with greater difliculties than any scheme of emancipation. 
No political party, up to the beginning of the w^ar, ever 
inscribed upon its banner that dreaded name. But the sword 
has cut the Gordian knot which a century of discussion and 
legislation might have failed to untie. The war has made 
every man under the flag a freeman, and henceforth slaves 
cannot lireathe in the American Union. In the w ords of a 
statesman of ripe experience, one brought up under the 
shadow of slavery — I refer to our present minister to the 
Court of St. James — "dreadful as the havoc has been, 
prevailing as the slaughter was, — literally miring almost 
every battle-field with Ijlood — in future times it will be said 
that all was well spent in getting rid of that blot, not of 
our own creation, but of that blot that tarnished the fair 
fimie of the United States, and gave the lie to the Declaration 
of Independence, by which we claim our right to freedom." 

Again, I answer, the war has settled the supremacy of 



48 DEDICATION OF 

the Union over the capricious will of a disaifectecl State. 
Secession was made an obsolete word, with the surrender 
at Appomattox Court House, and so let it remain forever. 

The war has cemented bonds of fraternal affection between 
citizens of distant loyal States. Side by side, under the 
same flag, and with the same war cry, the regiments of 
Massachusetts and Wisconsin, Maine and Minnesota, Kansas 
and California, advanced to the deadly strife ; and think 
you, that either they or their descendants will ever forget 
their common sacrifices in a common cause ; that they can 
ever be found arrayed against each other through causeless 
jealousies, or that they will prove unfaithful to the old 
flag ? In this way the war has done more to consolidate 
and strengthen the national sentiment, than orator or poet. 
For some things the sword is mightier than the pen. 

The war has taught us to have a renewed faith in a 
government of the people. No sovereignty perhaps ever 
withstood so severe a trial of its existence as ours. The 
issue directly involved the question whether a government, 
chosen in accordance with the constitution and laws, should 
be permitted to exercise the authority which these conferred. 
To maintain this right the loyal masses rose in their majesty, 
transformed themselves into an immense army, cheerfully 
submitted to the reverses, disappointments and trials of many 
severe campaigns, and when called, heroically laid clown 
their lives. That army, surpassing in numbers and character 
any the world had seen, in spite of all discouragements at 
home and abroad, never fought to accomplish a revolution, 
but to preserve the spirit and life of the institutions which 
had been transmitted to them by the fathers. Had the 
greatest or the most l)eloved of its commanders at any time 
dared to suggest a revolution, in which they should become 
masters, not a musket in the lines would have signified 
approval. And when at last they had achieved their high 
purpose, a million and more of fighting men, who, under 
some ambitious leader, could have seized the reins of 



MEMORIAL HALL. 49 

government, overturned its popular framework, and erected 
a military despotism, peacefully laid down the weaponry of 
war, and returned to their accustomed avocations, with an 
attachment to the country and its institutions ten-fold greater 
than ever. Our army has proved not a danger, but a strong 
bulwark of our national liberties. Achievements like these 
confound all the maxims of statesmen, and violate all the 
precedents of history, save one ; and that one was the 
sublime act by which, at the close of the American Revo- 
lution, the Father of his country resigned his sword, retired 
to Mount Vernon, and became, by his own choice, only the 
citizen, George Washington. 

No, fellow-citizens, the blood of these men whom we 
commemorate today, was not shed in vain. The Almighty 
Father, without whom not a sparrow falls, doth not so order 
the universe. The nation needed a purification by blood, 
and He called upon us to yield our bravest and our best for 
the sacrifice. The price w^as a fearful one — but it purchased 
for us Union, Freedom, Honor, Justice, and Peace. 



50 DEDICATION OF 



POEM. 

Written for the occasion and delivered by Horace H. 
Currier, Esq. : 

When Treason's bloody portents glared 

Along the Southern sky; 
And, like a summons-blast, the roar 

Of Sumter's guns swept by,— 

How mightily the Nation roused ! 

As when the slumbering sea, 
A black storm smites with rage, and stirs 

The deep immensity. 

The bugle's strain, the roll of drums. 

Alarm, were in the air; 
And armed men were thick, and flags 

Were streaming everywhere. 

It was the arm of Freedom raised 

With martial energy, — 
It was our Country roused to save 

Her grand integrity. 

And, mingling with that warrior host, 

In panoplied array, 
There stood our own brave sons, whose fame 

We celebrate to-day. 

Forth from their peaceful homes they went, 

By loyal zeal led on; 
The worthy sons of Dedham's sires 

Who marched to Lexington. 

They bore our symbol-banner on. 

The Union's standard sheet; 
Or high, or low, yet honored still, 

In triumph or defeat. 



MEMOEIAL HALL. 51 

They tracked Potomac's battle-shores, 

South Mountain's fiery side ; 
And o'er Antietam's crimson field 

Kolled back the gory tide. 

Like veterans stood where Jackson dashed 

Down from Mechanicsville ; 
Or "Where McClellan's thunders shook 

The slopes of Malvern Hill. 

They faced the hordes of Longstreet's men 

In Eastern Tennessee ; 
And felt the iron hail pour down 

The Heights of St. Marie. 

Like flowers whose glory fades too soon, 

Lives pure and young, they gave. 
On Bull Euu's sad and ill-starred field, 

By dark Cane River's wave. 

Or hastened on where Vicksburg belched 

Her flaming challenge out, 
And East and "West in blended lines 

Had pitched their camps about; 

They dared the frowning citadel. 

They stormed the haughty town. 
And rent the air with loyal shouts 

As the rebel rag went down. 

Or trod the plains of Gettysburg, 

That rang with red alarm, 
"When Freedom reinforced her hills 

"With Valor's mighty arm; 

"Where 'neath the favoring smile of Heaven, 

"With hero-hearts aglow. 
The marshalled Freemen of the North 

Hurled back the invading foe. 

Then sweeping down their Chieftain's traij 

From Eapidan to James, 
They marched, like thunders in the sky. 

Through battle-clouds and flames. 



52 DEDICATION OF 

Aud when the bursting Mine wide-yawned 
On the red verge of day, 

Into tlie crater's jaws of flame, 
They urged a bloody way; 

Or heard the bells deflance ring 
From the doomed city's spire. 

Watching amid the lightning glare 
Of Fort Hell's breath of fire. 

'Till through the rifted cloud of war 
Appeared outstretched on high. 

The God of Battle's mighty arm 
Against the Uniou sky. 

The meaning of that vision fell, 
Like horror on the foe : — 

The hostile power of God above, 
The loyal host below. 

On, like a torrent flood amain. 
The avenging colunms sped; 

Before the might of Freedom's sons. 
The rebel legions fled, — 

On, through the streets of Petersburg, 
The shattered ai'my flew; 

Behind victorious banners waved, 
And conquering bugles blew, — 

On, till the vanquished hosts of Lee, 
Their guilty banners furled. 

And Freedom's bells and wild huzzas 
Eang round the listening world. 

The story of their long career ^ 

Is proud, but sad to tell; 

Of glorious flelds and triumphs won, 
The Loved and True who fell; 

Of toilsome march and piison-pain, 
The bivouac's anxious glow; 

Of sports and mirth the soldier shares, 
And weaves with scenes of woe ; 



MEMORIAL HALL. 53 

How back they came as couquerors, 

All battle-scarred and worn; 
With names so bright and glorious, 

And banners stained and torn; 

We saw those tattered ensigns wave, 

And heard the martial tread; 
But looked, alas ! in vain to see 

The marching of tlie Dead. 

No ! not in vain ! but hovering round. 

Their spirits seemed to be, 
Chanting aloft rejoicing songs 

Of Peace and Victory ! 

Oh! let api^lauding tongues proclaim 

Their deeds of glory done ; 
Who Liberty with Union joined, 

And made forever one ! 

Who kept the faith our Fathers loved, 

And bore it in the van; 
And dying, broke the bondman's chain, 

And made the slave a man! 

Sleep on, brave Hearts! heroic Dead! 

Who slumber with the slain; 
They wear immortal crowns, who die 

On Freedom's battle-plain! 

Joined to the immortal Blest above, 

Their glorious spirits dwell; 
Where Lincoln finds a martyr's home. 

Where Andrew rests so well. 

Pale Sorrow comes, and leaning weeps 

Over eacli hero's tomb; 
While Glory weaves her immortelles, 

And strews the laurel's bloom. 

Such names as theirs, too grand to die. 

We tenderly recall; 
And to their worth now dedicate 

This proud Memorial Hall. 



54 DEDICATION OF 

Keep bright upon these tablet-walls 
The Martyr-roll of Fame ; 

Aud it shall fill this stately pile 
With Freedom's holy flame. 

Here Age shall come, with constant faith. 
In reverent homage bow; 

Here Youth shall learn a patriot's worth. 
And take a patriot's vow. 

Ay, make this place a hallowed shrine, 
The patriot's Ark of Light, 

Our Faith and Deed to consecrate 
To Country, God, aud Eight! 



The aiiclieiice tlieu joined in singing, to the tune of 
Greenville^ the following Hymn, written for the occasion 
by William Everett, Esquire, of Boston: 



Raise aloft the joyful chorus ! 

Finished stands our stately hall; — 
Spreading wide its gate before us, 

Strong and steadfast, ftiir and tall. 
Strong in goodly stones and timbers, 

Fair in craftsmen's cunning arts, — 
Fairer yet in names of honor. 

Stronger yet in earnest hearts. 

Those that in our quiet valley 

Peaceful toiled, nor dreamed of strife. 
Sprang when Freedom bade them "Rally I 

"Arm to save your country's life." 
Siege and battle, camp and fortress 

Found them faithful, bold and wise. 
Till the hour they yielded smiling 

That last, holiest sacrifice. 



MEMOEIAL HALL. 55 

Now to keep their fame immortal 

Here we build a lofty shrine, 
Ever fi'om above its portal 

Like to stars their names shall shine. 
Ne'er shaU base or timid counsel 

Dare within these walls to come, — 
None but spotless souls and loyal 

Dare to throng the patriot's home. 

Brothers, ye whose martyred spirits 

Look from brighter regions down, 
Take the gift your service merits 

From our dear old native town. 
And may he whose arm of glory 

Led the land through toil and fight, 
Nerve our souls with equal courage 

In his war for truth and right. 



The services of Dedication closed with the Benediction, 
which was pronounced by Eev. I. J. Burgess, pastor of the 
Baptist Church in West Dedham. 



APPENDIX. 



[A-p. 27.] 

(From the Dedham Gazette, April 27, 18G1.) 

On Monday (April 22, ISGl) a very large gathering of ladies took 
place at the Vestry of the Unitarian Church, for the purpose of preparing 
clothing and other necessary articles for the troops. A large amount of 
material had already been obtained, and work was at once commenced ; 
and before twelve o'clock the following morning nearly one hundred 
flannel shirts had been made up, sixty of which were at once sent to 
Governor Andrew, accompanied by the following note : 

"Dedham, April 23, 18G1. 
Governor Andrew, 
Dear Sir, — 

The Ladies of Dedham have the satisfaction of sending you sixty 
flannel shirts, for the troops who are about going South in the defence 
of our country and the support of her government. We send these gar- 
ments with our blessing and our prayers, with a tender sympathy and 
an earnest God-speed to the true-hearted patriots who are ready to 
sacrifice so much in a noble cause. 

May the dark clouds now gathering around us, ere long be dis- 
persed, and our beloved country become again the abode of prosperity 
and peace." 

More than three hundred dollars worth of material has already been 
made into garments by the ladies, most of which wUl be applied to the 
use of the volunteers from this town, and this noble work of good women 
has by no means ceased. 



[B— p. 32.] 

(From the Dedham Gazette, Sept. 6, 1862.) 

A Sunday well Spent.— Dedham was in no sense behind her sister 
towns in the good work of furnishing aid and succor to the sick and 
wounded of our soldiers, in response to the call so suddenly made on 
Sunday morning last. The usual services in the churches were at once 
suspended, and men, women and children went to work with a will. 
Such a day was never before seen in this town. Sixteen large packages 
of necessary articles were sent on Sunday afternoon, including a large 
amount of clothing, bandages, lint, jellies, cordials, &c., and more has 
since been despatched to the same destination. 



60 APPENDIX. 

[C— p. 46.] 

One name was not mentioned in the delivery of this address, which 
must have recurred to the memories of many of my hearers, as it did 
frequently to mine in preparing it. I refer to the late Commodore Ger- 
shom J. Van Brunt, U. S. N., for many j^ears a resident in Dedliam. The 
necessity of adhering to a succinct narrative of the campaigns of our 
soldiers, in order to bring mj^ address within reasonable limits, restrained 
me from any extended personal tributes — even to the character of this 
gallant officer and true-hearted man. He was a native of New Jersey, 
and entered the service from that State in 1818. In the spring of 18G1 
he was assigned to the command of the steam frigate Minnesota, was 
employed in the severe and trying blockade service at Hampton Roads, 
and also took an important part in the reduction of the Hatteras Forts. 
He was subsequently entrusted with the supervision and equipment of 
the expedition to New Orleans, under Gen. Banks, and at the time of 
his death was acting under the orders of the War Department as In- 
spector of Transports for the New England District. He received his 
commission as Commodore in July, 18G2. He died at his residence in 
Dedham, December 17, 1863. Those of us who saw him in the early 
days of the rebellion, or who knew of his services afterwards, will not 
soon forget his fervent zeal, lofty patriotism and unswerving faith in the 
ultimate triumph of the flag of his country. 



[D.] 

As any account of what was done m Dedham for our soldiers during 
the war would be imperfect which omitted to mention the faithful and 
efficient labors of the "Dedham Ladies' Soldiers Aid Society," the fol- 
lowing abstracts are made from the Secretary's Eeport for the year end- 
ing Oct. 12, 1865 : 

This Society was organized Oct. 12, 18G1, with suitable officers, and 
held weekly meetings till the end of armed resistance to the government. 
The funds received during the four years, amounted to $3040.96, and the 
expenditures to $2921.4:2. These moneys Avere raised by annual assess- 
ments, by donations from individuals, by the sale of some articles left 
from the Dedham table at the Sanitary Fair in Boston, by collections 
taken in the various religious societies, by concerts, amateur theatrical 
entertainments, tableaux, lectures, &c. 

Of the materials purchased, the ladies made up a large part them- 
selves, and the rest was made at their individual expense. Many con- 
tributions of partly worn clothing were received, repaired and forwarded. 



APPENDIX. 61 

Besides contributing bandages, the Society re-rolled many hundreds of 
them, sent from the Sanitary Commission rooms in Boston, and several 
times received the thanks of the Executive Committee for the important 
aid thus rendered. 

During the fitst year the supplies were sent in various directions ; 
to the Sanitary Commission ; the Union Aid Society at St. Louis ; the 
N. E. W. A. A. in Boston; to ladies in Philadelphia; to Cavalry Regi- 
ment at EeadviUe ; to Hospital at Alexandria, Va. ; to Foi*ts Warren and 
Independence; and on Sunday, Aug. 31, 1862, the inhabitants of Dedham 
united in sending fifteen boxes to Washington. 

The second year the supplies, Avith few exceptions, were sent some- 
times to the hospitals in Philadelphia, and sometimes to the N. E. W. A. 
A. Since Oct. 1862, all contributions have been sent to the latter Asso- 
ciation, except a pi'eseut of mittens, needle cases, &c., to the 9th Regt. 
U. S. Colored Troops. 

The total number of articles forwarded, as nearly as can be now 
ascertained, is 7967. This does not include bandages, rolls of cotton, 
linen and flannel, some of which accompanied nearly every contribution, 
nor wines, jellies, and other delicacies so necessary in a hospital, of 
Avhich nearly every box contained more or less. 

Besides this Society, a similar one existed in South Dedham, of 
whose labors no account is now accessible. 



Votes of the Toimi of Dedham, from 1861 to 1866, respecting 
the payment of hounties, and aid to Volunteers, during 
the tear. 

In Town Meeting, May G, 1861. 

Voted, That the families of our citizens who have already enlisted, 
or shall enlist, for service under the United States, shall not want during 
their absence. 

That every volunteer, for each day spent in elementary drill, be paid 
one dollar and fifty cents, from the 26th day of April last, until the Com- 
pany is accepted by the State. 

That each man be furnished with a good serviceable and substantial 
outfit. 

To this end, and for the use of the volunteers and their families, that 
the Town Treasurer be authorized to borrow, for the above purposes, 
to the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars. 

A Committee of eleven were chosen to carry the above into eflfect. 



62 APPENDIX. 

Voted, That eacli volunteer be paid $10 per mouth, in additiou to 
the pay from Governmeut, for three months from the time of the Com- 
pany's acceptance by the State. 

The following Eesolution was adopted : 

Besolved, That the Town of Dedham is fully sAisible of the mo- 
mentous issues in our national affairs, and by her appropriations today 
has evinced her patriotism and loyalty to the Constitution. She pledges 
herself to stand by her volunteers and protect them and their families 
during the war. 

In Town Meeting, May 27th, 1861. 

Voted, That the families of the present residents of this town who 
have already enlisted, or may hereafter enlist, into the Company of the 
Dedham volunteers, shall receive from the town, by order of the Select- 
men, such necessary aid and assistance as they shall require, during the 
absence of such volunteers in the service of the State or the United 
States, the Selectmen of the town being authorized to give aid in such 
manner as they may deem best for the families and the town. 

Voted, That the town do ratify and confirm all couti'acts and en- 
gagements made by the Committee chosen on the Gth inst., and that they 
be authorized to carry out and complete any arrangements they have 
made or may hereafter make, in accordance with the vote of the Gth 
inst., relative to the outfits for the volunteers ; and that said Committee 
be authorized to pay the volunteers the sum of one dollar and fifty cents 
each for each day spent in elementary drill, from the 26th day of April 
until the 23d day of May, 1861. But no volunteer shall receive any com- 
pensation for drilling who has voluntarily left the Company now formed 
in Dedham. 

Voted, That the Committee make a return of their doings to the 
Selectmen after they shall have completed the duties assigned them, and 
thereupon be discharged. 

Voted, That the Town Treasurer be authorized to borrow, under the 
direction of the Selectmen, .$8,000, for the purposes specified in these 
votes. 

Voted, That all votes passed on the Gth day of May, with reference 
to the volunteers, be reconsidered.* 

* By Stat. 1866, Chap. 168, the town of Dedham was authorized to 
raise by tax a sum of money sufficient to pay the volunteers of this 
company who were residents therein at the time of their enlistment, and 
were subsequently mustered into the service of the United States, and 
continued in such service until honorably discharged, seventy-five dollars 
each, for time spent in military drill previous to such enlistment, pro- 
vided that the whole sum so raised shall not exceed $5,000. At a town 
meeting, June 4, 1866, the town appropriated $4,500 for the purposes 
enumerated in the Statute. 



APPENDIX. 63 

In Town Meeting, July 21, 1862. 

Voted, That the sum of one hundred dollars be paid as a bounty to 
each person who shall volunteer in the service of the United States, 
under the requisition of General Order No. 2G of the Governor of the 
Commonwealth, and as one of the quota required of the Town of Dedham 
in said order — provided that the number of persons receiving such 
bounty shall not exceed sixty-nine ; the said bounty to be paid whenever 
such volunteer shall furnish satisfactory evidence to the Selectmen that 
he has been duly mustered into the service of the United States. 

Voted, That the Treasurer of the Town be authorized to borrow 
immediately for the use and in behalf of the Town, a sum not exceeding 
sixty-nine hundred dollars, for the purposes named in the foregoing vote. 

Voted, That all the provisions heretofore made by the Town, and 
now existing for the support and aid of families of volunteers in the 
service of the United States, be extended and confirmed to the families 
of all persons residing in the town of Dedham who shall volunteer in 
such service, under the requisition of said General Order No. 26 of the 
Governor of the Commonwealth. 

In Town Meeting, August 25, 1862. 

Voted, That the sum of Two Hundred Dollars be paid to any resident 
of the town of Dedham, who shaU, before the third day of September 
next, volunteer in the service of the United States for the term of nine 
months, and in a Company of volunteer militia to be enrolled in the town 
of Dedham, in anticipation of a draft upon the enrolled militia of said 
town, under an order of the President of the United States, bearing date 
August 4th, 1862, the same to be payable to each volunteer when he shall 
be enlisted and mustered into service — provided the number of such 
volunteers shall not exceed the quota required of said town, by the Gov- 
ernor of the Commonwealth, in ijursuance of said order of the President 
of the United States ; and that the Treasurer be authorized to borrow 
money, in behalf of the town, to meet the appropriation herein made. 

Voted, That the provisions heretofore made by the town for the 
benefit of the families of volunteers in the service of the United States 
from Dedham, for the term of three years, be and the same are hereby 
extended and confirmed to the families in the Company of volunteer 
militia, named in the preceding vote, during the said period of nine 
months. 

A Committee was also chosen to cause recruiting oflices to be open- 
ed, and to give their time and attention to aid in the enlistment of said 
Company. 

In Town Meeting, September 15, 1862. 

The town amended the vote passed August 25th, so as to apply to 
all volunteers accepted and mustered into the service and credited upon 



64 APPENDIX. 

the quota of Dedham, under the order of the President for a draft of 
300,000 men for nine months, and the faith of the town pledged to the 
payment of money as aforesaid, as soon as authority therefor shall be 
granted by the Legislature. 

(By Stat. 18G3, Chap. 38, the votes of July 21, August 25, and Sep- 
tember 15, were legalized.) 

In Town Meeting, July 27, 1863. 

Voted, That all men drafted from the town of Dedham, and actually 
mustered into the service of the United States, under the act of March 
3, 1863, shall be entitled to the State and Town aid for their families and 
dependents, subject to the same conditions and restrictions which now 
govern the Selectmen in their disbursements to the families of Massa- 
chusetts volunteers. 

The Town Treasurer was authorized to borrow money to carry out 
the purposes of this vote. 

(By Stat. 1863, Chap. 176, this vote was authorized.) 

In Town Meeting, December 7, 1863. 

The Selectmen were authorized to pay "Town Aid" to the families 
of residents of Dedham who have enlisted into the United States Ser- 
vice, or who should thereafter enlist as part of the quota of the town 
under the call of the President, Oct. 17, 1863, for 300,000 volunteers. 

In Town Meeting, April 4, 1864. 

The sum of seventy-five hundred dollars, to repay and refund money 
contributed by individuals in aid of procuring the town's quota, called 
for under orders of the President, dated October 17, 1863, and February 
1, 1864, it was voted to raise by taxation. 

Voted, That the Treasurer, under the direction of the Selectmen, be 
authorized to borrow money, to be applied under the direction of the 
Selectmen, for the purpose of procuring this town's proportion of the 
quota of volunteers in the military service, called for from this Common- 
wealth by the President, under order of March 14, 1864 — provided the 
amount of money so raised and applied shall not exceed the sum of one 
hundred and twenty-five dollars for each volunteer, enlisted in said ser- 
vice as part of the quota of this town, under said order. 

(By Stat. 1864, Chap. 103, Sect. 2, this vote was authorized.) 

In Town Meeting, July 25, 1864. 

A vote was passed in the same terms as the last preceding vote, 
applicable to the order of the President, dated July 18, 18G4. 



APPENDIX. 65 

lu Town Meeting, December 5, 1864. 
Voted, That the Selectmen be authorized to borrow money for the 
purpose of procuring the town's proportion of the quota of volunteers, 
whenever the President shall have issued another caU for men, the sum 
not to exceed $125 for each volunteer enlisted. 

In Town Meeting, November 7, 1865. 
Voted, That a sum not exceeding seven hundred and sixty dollars be 
paid from the Town Treasury to the subscribers to the Voluntary War 
Loan Fund, collected in accordance with vote of citizens, November 21, 
1864. 



Amount expe^ided by the Town of Dedliam for Soldiers' Bounties and Aid 
of Soldiers' Families, during the War of the Behellion. 

Whole number of men raised and mustered into the military and naval 
service, six hundred and seventy-two. 

Company F, 18th Eegiment Mass. Infantry — 59 men. 

For outfit, uniforms, &c., under vote of May 6, 1861, $1,591.66 
For drill, under votes of May 6 and May 27, 1861, 2,573.15 
For further pay for drill under vote of June 4, 1866, 4,650.00 

$8,814.81 



Company I, 35th Eegiment Mass. Infantry — 69 men. 
For bounties under vote July 21, 1862, ($100) .... 6,900.00 

Company D, 43d Eegiment Mass. Infantry, 

and other nine months men — 126 men. 

For bounties under votes Aug. 25, and Sept. 15, 

1862, ($200) $25,200.00 

For expenses of enlistment, 520.00 

25,720.00 



Men enlisted in other Eegiments, and in Navy, including sub- 
stitutes provided by individuals — 418 men. 

For bounties under votes of April 4 and July 25, '64, $26,856.00 
For expense of recruiting, estimated at . . 600.00 

27,456.00 

Estimated amount expended in aid of Soldiers' families, ex- 
clusive of " State Aid," 16,200.00 

Amount of State Aid (nominally reimbursed to the town) . 51,000.00 

$136,090.81 
During the year 1864, thirty-four enrolled men procured substitutes 
in the military and naval service, at an expense to themselves of not 
less than $20,000. 

9 



ROLL OF OrnCERS AND MEN 



FROM OR CREDITED TO 



THE TOWK OF DEDHAM, 



WHO SERVED IN THE 



f^ltY«*/A4A» J>,jf A%l,^ 5J 



DURING THE WAR OF THE REBELLION 1861-1865. 



In the following EoU, the names of those men are included who are 
known to have had a connection with Dedham by birth, residence, or 
enlistment upon the quotas of men furnished by the town during the 
war. Names are arranged according to the number of the regiments. 
Where no rank is named, that of private is to be understood. The date 
first named is the date of the muster in. Confinement in rebel prisons, 
and womids when the cause of death or discharge, are mentioned so far 
as known. Names of those who died in the service are distinguished 
by an asterisk. 



ilta00, boluntcers — Snfantrti. 



FIRST EEGIMENT— T/iree Tears. 
Benjamin Blanchakd. Co. H, May 31, '61 ; mustered out May 25, '64. 

SECOND REGIMENT— rAree Years. 

James Pinnet. Co. F, May 26, '61 ; mustered out May 25, '64. 
Lafayette Perkins, (New Hampshire.) Co. K, May 26, '61 ; Vet. Vol. ; 
mustered out June 17, '65. 

*MicHAEL Hennihan. Co. H, May 26, '61 ; killed at ChaucellorsvUle, 
Va., May 3, '63. 

THIRD REGIMENT— r7iree Ilonths. 

Ekastus "W. Eveeson. Sergt. Co. A, April 23, '61 ; mustered out July 22, 
'61 ; (see ISth Regiment, Co. H.) 

FOURTH REGIMENT— r^ree J/on;7iS. 
Albert A. Nichols. Sergt. Co. A, April 22, '61 ; mustered out July 22, '61. 

FIFTH REGIMENT— 27iree Months. 

James H. Griggs. Co. B, May 1, '61; prisoner July 21, '61, (Bull Run) ; 

exchanged June 1, '62; (see 33d Regt.) 
Charles W. Strout. Sergt. Co. C, May 1, '61 ; mustered out July 31, '61. 
Edwin H. Robertson. Co. E, May 1, '61; mustered out July 31, '61. 

FIFTH REGIMENT— One Hundred Days. 

Charles E. Grant. Co. F, July 16, '64 ; mustered out Nov. 16, '64. 
Nathan O. Weeks. Co. F, July 16, '64 ; mustered out Nov. 16, '64. 
Henry Weeks. Co. F, July 16, '64; mustered out Nov. 16, '64; (see 
43d Regt.) 

SIXTH REGIMENT— One Hundred Days. 
Edward F. Clark. Co. H, July 16, '64 ; mustered out Oct. 27, '64. 



70 APPENDIX. 

SEVENTH EEGIMENT— r/iree Tears. 

Albinah H. Burgess, (Dorcliester.) Co. E, June 15, '61 ; mustered out 

March 23, '63, for disability. 
James Sheehan. Co. G, June 15, '61 ; mustered out June 27, '64, 
Charles E. Park. Co. G, June 15, '61 ; mustered out June 27, '64. 
Thomas Smeedt. Co. G, June 15, '61 ; mustered out June 27, '64. 

ELEVENTH REGIMENT— T/iree Tears. 

Mark Morse. Musician Co. I, June 13, '61 ; mustered out June 24, '64. 
Andrew Thompson. Drummer Co. E, June 13, '61 ; Dec. 1, '63, trans- 
ferred to V. R. Corps. 

TWELFTH REGIMENT— r/i?-ee Tears. 
*Charles L. Carter. Co. B, June 25, '63 ; re-enlisted 39th Regt. Co. E. 

THIRTEENTH REGIMENT— T^ree Tears. 

SiGOURNET Wales. Sergt. Co. C, July 16, '61 ; promoted 2d Lieut. Feb. 
3, '63 ; transferred to 55th Regt. May 23, '63. 

James L. McCot. Co. C, July 16, '61 ; promoted 1st Sergt. ; mustered 
out Aug. 1, '64. 

William S. Damrell. Co. D, July 16, '61 ; promoted 2d Lieut. March 
6, '63; 1st Lieut. Jan. 8, '64; promoted Capt. April 22, '64; pris- 
oner of war, '64; mustered out Aug. 1, '64. 

John Callahan. Co. G, July 16, '63 ; discharged Feb. 19, '63, for dis- 
ability. 

FIFTEENTH REGIMENT— r/iree Tears. 

Fred. Page. Musician Aug. 5, '61 ; mustered out Aug. 8, '62, under 
general order. 

SIXTEENTH REGIMENT— T/iree Tears. 

Charles W. Blenus. Musician Aug. 10, '61; mustered out Aug. 9, '62, 
under general order. 

EIGHTEENTH REGIMENT— T7iree Tears. 

Edward M. Onion. Sergt. Major Aug. 24, '61 ; 2d Lieut. Oct. 29, '61 ; 
1st Lieut. Sept. 1, '62; Capt. May 2, '63; mustered out Sept. 2, '64. 

Alfred A. Bestwick. Musician Aug. 24, '61 ; mustered out July 2, '62, 
under general order. 

Isaac W. Weathers. Musician Aug. 24, '61 ; mustered out July 2, '62, 
under general order. 



APPENDIX. 71 

Isaac Wallace White. Musician Aug. 24, '61 ; mustered out July 2, '62, 

under general order. 
Henet Onion. Capt. Co. F, July 26, '61; mustered out Oct. 28, '61. 
*Chakles W. Carroll. 1st Lieut. Co. F, July 26, '61 ; Capt. Oct. 29, '61 ; 

died Sept. 2, '62, of wounds received at 2d battle Bull Kun, Va., 

Aug. 30, '62. 
Fisher A. Baker. 2d Lieut. Co. F, July 26, '61 ; 1st Lieut. Oct. 29, '61 ; 

Adjt. April '62 ; Lieut. Col. Aug. 25, '64, but declined commission ; 

mustered out Sept. 2, '64. 
Warren B. Galttcia. 1st Sergt. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; discharged Nov. 

'62, for sickness ; (see 56th Regt.) 
James M. Pond. Sergt. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; 1st Sergt. ; promoted 1st 

Lieut. Jan. 15, '64 ; Oct. '64, re-enlisted, and transf. to 32d Regt. 
John K. Thompson. Sergt. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; discharged in '63 for 

sickness. 

Joseph W. Pratt. Sergt. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; discharged in '61 for 

sickness. 
JouN D. Andrews. Sergt. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; mustered out Sept. 2, '64. 

William C. Cobukn. Corp. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; Sergt. '61 ; 1st Lieut. 

Jan 15, '64 ; mustered out Sept. 30, '64. 
Edward Shattuck. Corp. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; Sergt. '62 ; mustered out 

Sept. 2, '64. 

William Simpson. Corp. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; discharged in '62 for 
wounds received at 2d BuU Run, Aug. 30, '62. 

Henry G. Gerritzen. Corp. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; discharged in '63 for 
sickness. 

Amasa Guild. Corp. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61; 1st Lieut. Jan. 15, '64; mus- 
tered out Sept. 30, '64. 

Edward F. Richards. Corp. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; Q. M. Sergt. '62 ; 
mustered out Sept. 2, '64. 

Charles Hawkins. Drummer Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; must, out Sept. 2, '64. 

Elias W. Adams. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; discharged in '62 for wounds re- 
ceived at 2d Bull Run ; (see 66th Regt. Co. H.) 

George W. Brigham. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; Corp. 'CI ; Sergt. '62 : pris- 
oner at expiration of service. 

Charles J. Brtant. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; mustered out Sept. 2, '64. 
James Clements. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; discharged in '63 for wounds re- 
ceived at Fredericksburg. 

Timothy Collins. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; Corp. '63 ; must, out Sept. 2, '64. 

"^Edward G. Cox. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; discharged in '62 for wounds re- 
ceived at 2d Bull Run ; re-enlisted 1st Sergt. 37th U. S. C. Troops, 
Jan. 18, '64 : died Oct. 22, '64. 



72 APPENDIX. 

*EoBERT K. Covey. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; killed at Biill Run, Aug. 30, '62. 

Sumner A. Ellis. Co. E, Aug. 24, '61 ; discharged in '62 for wounds re- 
ceived at 2d Bull Run; (see 56tli Regt. Co. H.) 

Henry C. Everett. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; re-enlisted Jan. 1, '64 ; trans- 
ferred to 32d Regt. 

Franklin Fisher. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 : discharged in '63 for sickness. 

William P. Fairbanks. Co. F, Aug. '61 ; re-enlisted Jan. '64 : transferred 
to 32d Regt. 

Daniel C. Felton. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; mustered out Sept. 2, '64. 

Otis S. Guild. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61; mustered out Sept. 2, '64. 

*Edward Holmes. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; Corp. '61 ; killed at 2d Bull Run, 
Aug. 30, '62. 

Lewis J. Houghton. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; mustered out Sept. 2, '64. 

Harvey L. Hayford. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; re-enlisted Jan. '64 : trans- 
ferred to 32d Regt. 

Jeremiah Hartney. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61; discharged in '63 for sickness. 

William W. Jones. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61; discharged in '61 for sickness. 

*JoHN Keith. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; died May 29, '64. 

♦Jonathan H. Keyes. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; killed at Fredericksburg, 
Va., Dec. 13, '62. 

John H. Keyes. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61; discharged in '63 for promotion ; 
2d Lieut. U. S. C. Troops in '63. 

*Georgb O. Kingsbury. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61; killed at Bull Run, Va., 
Aug. 30, '62. 

*Daniel Leahy. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; mortally wounded at Fredericks- 
burg, Va., Dec. 13, '62. 

Charles E. Lewis. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; discharged in '63 for sickness. 

Chester R. Lawton. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; Corp. '62 ; re-enlisted Jan. 
'64 ; discharged under general order, '64. 

Patrick Meaes. Co. F, in Aug. 24, '61 ; discharged in '63 for wounds 

received at 2d Bull Run. 
Patrick Mack. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; mustered out Sept. 2, '64. 
William J. Marsh. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; discharged in '61 for sickness. 
♦Leonard Minot. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61; died in hospital, April 23, '62. 

Daniel F. Nichols. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; taken prisoner Nov. 27, '63 ; 
exchanged ; transferred to U. S. C. H. Artillery ; promoted Cap- 
tain Nov. '63 : discharged May '66. 

Charles D. O'Reillet. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; discharged in '63 for acci- 
dental wound. 

William L. Pierce. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; discharged in '61 for sickness. 



APPENDIX. 73 

Geokge E. Pond. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; discharged in '61 for sicliuess ; 

(see 43d Kegt.) 
William Parker. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 : discharged in '64 for sickness. 

Austin E. Pratt. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; discharged in '63 for wounds re- 
ceived at Gettysburg. 

Isaac N. Parker. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; discharged in '62 for wounds 

received at 2d Bull Run. 
Gideon A. Etder. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; Corp. '63; must, out Sept. 2, '64. 
Charles H. Rogers. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; Corp. '63 ; mustered out 

Sept. 2, '64. 
John "W. Snell. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; mustered out Sept. 2, '64. 
*Henry D. Smith. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; killed at 2d Bull Run, Aug. 30, '62. 
*N. Roland Stevens. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; died in hospital, March 1, '62. 
Cornelius D. Sullivan. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61 ; discharged in '62 for sick- 
ness; (see 4th Cavalry.) 
*Edmund L. Thomas. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61; died Sept. 16, '62, of wounds 

received at 2d Bull Run. 
*George N. Worthen. Co. F, Aug. 24, '61; died Sept. 4, '62, of wounds 

received at 2d Bull Run. 
Erastus W. Everson. 1st Sergt. Co. H, Aug. 24, '61 ; 2d Lieut. Co. B, 

'62 ; 1st Lieut. Co. B, Feb. 5, '63 ; transferred to V. R. Corps, Dec. 

10, '63. 
*Horace S. Damrell. Sergt. Co. H, Aug. 24, '61 ; died in hospital, 

March 7, '62. 
*OscAR S. Guild. Co. H, Aug. 24, '61 ; died in hospital Feb. 22, '62. 
^Joseph M. Jordan. Co. H, Aug. 24, '61 ; killed at Gaines' Mills, Va., 

June 27, '62. 
Thomas Madden. Co. H, Aug. 24, '61 ; Dec. 25, '62, transferred to 6th 

U. S. Infantry; mustered out Aug. 29, '64. 
John D. Martin. Co. H, Aug. 24, '61 ; re-enlisted Jan. '64 ; transferred 

to 32d Regt. 
Herman Setfarth. Co. H, Aug. 24, '61; Aug. 10, '62, transferred to U. 

S. Reserve Artillery. 
*Cyrus D. Tewksburt. Co. H, Aug. 24, '61 ; re-enlisted Jan. '64 : killed 

at Petersburg, Va., July 5, '64. 
John N. Tewksburv. Co. H, Aug. 24, '61; re-enlisted Dec. 1, '63; 

transferred to 32d Regt. 

Michael Burns. Co. K, Aug. 24, '61 ; mustered out Sept. 2, '64. 

Patrick H. Fltnn. Co. K, Aug. 24, '61 ; discharged in '62 for sickness. 

Chajrles P. Smith. Co. K, Aug. 24, '61 ; transferred to U. S. V. R. 
Corps. 

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74 APPENDIX. 

NINETEENTH EEGIMENT— T/wee Tears. 
Joseph McCaffrey. Co. I, Jan. 30, '65 ; mustered out June 30, '65. 

TWENTIETH EEGIMENT— T/iree Tears. 

Julius Bochme. Co. B, July 26, '61 ; re-enlisted Feb. 23, '64 ; wounded 
May '64. 

Charles J. Haas. Co. B, July 26, '61 ; mustered out Aug. 1, '64. 

Julius Kaiezwskt. Co. B, Aug. 22, '61 ; dis. for disability Eeb. 21, '63.' 

Emery Wiley. Co. D, Sept. 4, '61 ; discharged for disability May 31, '62. 

Lewis F. Davis. Co. F, Aug. 2, '61 ; discharged Aug. 26, '61. 

John Power. Corp. Co. G, July 18, '61 ; taken prisoner at Ball's Blufi'; 
exchanged and rejoined Regiment; mustered out Aug. 1, '64. 

Andrew O'Connor. Co. I, Aug. 29, '61; dis. for disability Dec. 1, '62. 

*Albert C. Bean. Co. I, Sept. 4, '61 ; died June 8, '64, of wounds re- 
ceived at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3. 

TWENTY-FIRST REGIMENT— T/iree Tears. 

WiLLLVM H. Smith. Co. E, Aug. 23, Gl ; transferred to 3d U. S. Artil- 
lery Aug. 23, '62. 

TWENTY-SECOND REGIMENT— T/iree Tears. 

Thomas Sherwin, Jr. Adjt. Oct. 1, '61; Major, June 28, '62; Lieut. 

Col. Oct. 17, '62; Brevet Col. Sept. 30, '64; mustered out Oct. 17, 

'64 ; Brevet Col. U. S. Vols. April 20, '65 ; Brevet Brig. General 

March 13, '65. 
William N. Taylor. Co. A, Sept. 2, '61; dropped from rolls July 29, '63. 
♦John Finn, Jr. Co. B, Sept. 11, '61; Corp.; Sergt. ; died June 13, '64, 

of wounds received at North Auua River, May 23, '64. ' 
George E. Smallwood. Co. E, Sept. 13, '61 ; discharged for promotion 

Feb. 28, '63. 
*WiLLiAM Heath. Co. I, Sept. 6, '61 ; accidentally shot at Hall's Hill, 

Va., Dec. 7, '61. 
Michael Lucy. Co. I, Sept. 6, '61 ; discharged for disability Feb. 17, '63. 

TWENTY-THIRD REGIMENT— 27iree Tears. 

*David Fletcher, (Boston.) Co. I, July 29, '62 ; killed at Whitehall, 
N. C, Dec. 16, '63. 

TWENTY-FOURTH REGIMENT— 77i>-ee Tears. 
Walteu Ingalls. Co. A, Oct. 11, '61; dis. Sept. 2, '62, for disability. 



APPENDIX. 75 

*Cn.yiLES W. Piiipps. Co. A, Sept. 18, 'Gl; killed at Deep Bottom, Va., 

Aug. 16, '64. 
James B. Sivoth. Co. A, Sept. 19, '61 ; tranferrecl to V. E. Corps 

March 10, '64. 
David C. Smith. Co. A. 
Thomas H. Snell. Co. A, Sept. 25, '61 ; re-enlisted Dec. 21, 63 ; Corp. ; 

mustered out Jan. 20, '65. 
Henry C. Bonney. Co. E, Dec. 2, '61 ; mustered out Dec. 4, '64. 
William Howe. Co. E, Sept. 16, '61 ; mustered out Sept. 16, '64. 
George B. Snell. Co. F, Sept. 14, '61 ; mustered out Sept. 18, '64. 
E. S. Bateman. Corp. Co. G, Sept. 12, '61; discharged for disability 

Aug. 30, '62. 

Henry S. Waite. Corp. Co. G, Oct. 9, '61 ; discharged May 23, '62, for 

sickness. 
Patrick Coyne. Co. G, Sept. 20, '61; re-enlisted Jan. 4, '64; mustered 

out Jan. 20, '66. 
William Keating. Co. G, Dec. 5, '61 ; re-enlisted Jan. 4, '64 ; mustered 

out Jan. 20, '66. 
John H. Towne. Co. G, Sept. 16, '61; dis. Aug. 13, '62, for sickness. 
WiLLLVJi Hale. Co. G, Jan. 1, '63 ; re-enlisted Jan. 4, '64. 
Benjamin E. Phipps. Co. G, Jan. 19, '63 ; mustered out Sept. 5, '64. 
Frederick L. Stevens. Co. G, Nov. 7, '61 ; dis. June 9, '62, for sickness. 
Henry C. Hollis. Co. G, Sept. 23, '61 ; discharged Dec. 31, '61. 
Albert Woods. Co. G, Oct. 7, '61; re-enlisted Jan. 4, '64; mustered 

out Jan. 20, '66. 
*JuLirs M. Lathrop. Corp. Co. I, '61 ; transferred and promoted 1st 

Lieut. 38th Eegt. 
William H. Clements. Musician Co. I, Sept. 11, '61; mustered out 

Aug. 22, '62. 
Edward E. Pond. Co. I, Oct. 8, '61 ; dis. April 7, '63, for disability. 

TWENTY-EIGHTH EEGIMENT— T/iree Years. 

Calvin N. Crosby. Co. B, Aug. 10, '63 ; mustered out June 30, '65. 
*Edw.uid Sheeilvn. Co. B, Dec. 13, '61 ; died of disease Nov. 17, '63, 

in Washington. 
Terence Mitchell. Sergt. Co. G, Jan. 5, '62 ; must, out Dec. 19, '64. 
Patrick Quinlan, (Boston.) Co. E, March 24, '64; mustered out June 

30, '65. 
Patrick Ne-w-man, (Sharon.) Co. A, April 2, '64; must, out June 30, '65. 
Jeremlui O'Brien, (Boston.) Co. E, April 11, '64; must, out June 30, '65. 



76 APPENDIX. 

THIETY-FIRST EEGIMENT— T/iree Years. 

Robert F. E\terett. Sergt. Co. K, Jan. 17, '62; mustered out Dec. '6i. 
Alonzo Swett. Co. K, Jau. 20, '62 ; re-enlisted Feb. 1-1, '64 ; mustered 
out Sept. 9, '65. 

THIRTY-SECOND REGIMENT— T/iree Tears. 

David Kilpatrick. Co. G, May 31, '62. 

JA3IES M. Pond. 1st Lieut, (see ISth Regt.) mustered out June 29, '65. 
*Hexry C. Everett. Musician, (see 18th Regt.) died Jan. 19, '65. 
Wn.LL\]\i P. FAiRB.wnvS. Musician (see 18th Regt) must, out June 29, '65. 
Harvey L. Hayford. (See 18th Regt.) mustered out June 29, '65. 
John D. Martin. (See 18th Regt.) mustered out June 29, '65. 
John N. Tewksbuey. (See 18th Regt.) mustered out June 29, '65. 

THIRTY-THIRD REGIMENT— T/iree Tears. 

James H. Griggs. Co. D, (see 5th Regt. 3 months) ; Jan. 18, '64, trans- 
ferred and promoted Com. Sergt. 37tli U. S. C. Troops. 
John A. SuLirvAJSf. Corp. Co. C, June 3, '62; mustered out June 11, '65. 
Alonzo W. Fuller. 

THIRTY-FIFTH REGIMENT— T/trce Tears. 

John Lathrop. 1st Lieut. Co. I, Aug. 13, '62 ; Capt. Aug. 27, '62 ; re- 
signed Nov. 14, '63, on account of disability. 

*WiLLiAM Hill. 2d Lieut. Co. I, Aug. 8, '62 ; 1st Lieut. Aug, 27, '62 ; 
killed at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, '62. 

John D. Cobb. Sergt. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; 1st Sergt. ; 1st Lieut. Nov. 
15, '63; Capt. Nov. 29, '64; not mustered; must, out June 9, '65. 

Henry W. Tisd.\xe. Sergt. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62; taken prisoner at North 
Anna River, May 24, '64 ; exchanged '65 ; must, out June 9, '65. 

Charles D. Pond. Sergt. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; must, out June 9, '65. 

*Edward E. Hatton. Corp. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; killed at Antietam, 
Md., Sept. 17, '62. 

Ferdinand Steiner. Corp. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; must, out June 9, '65. 

Charles D. Force. Corp. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; must, out June 9, '65. 

*JoHN G. Dymond. Corp. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62; died at Hampton, Va., 
March 29, '63. 

♦John W. Fiske. Corp. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; Sergt ; Color Sergt. ; trans- 
ferred and promoted 2d Lieut. 58th Regt. 

Edmund Da\t:s. Corp. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; Color Corp. ; discharged for 
wounds received at Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, '62. 



APPENDIX. 77 

Sabin R. Baiver. Drummer Co. I, Aug. IG, '62 ; dis. iu 'G3 for sickuess. 

ErHRAiM A. Egberts. Fifer aud Bugler Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; transferred 
to Vet. Res. Corps, '64. 

Clinton Bagley. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; Corp. ; Sergt. ; 1st Sergt. ; Sergt. 

Major; 2d Lieut. Sept. 8, '64; declined commission; mustered out 

June 9, '65. 
Henry Baiter. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; Corp. ; transferred to V.R.Corps, '63. 
*J0HN H. Birch. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; died of fever Aug. 15, 63, at 

Overton Hospital, Memphis, Tenn. 

Elijah "W. Bonnemort. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; Corp. ; discharged in '65 for 

wounds received at North Anna River, May 24, '64. 
*George C. Bunker. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62; killed at Fredericksburg, 

Dec. 13, '65. 
J. Bradford Calder. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; Corp. ; Color Corp. ; Sergt. ; 

1st Sergt. ; 2d Lieut. Sept. 8, '64 ; 1st Lieut. Nov. 29, '64 ; mustered 

out June 9, '65. 
Alvan B. Chase. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62; mustered out June 9, '65. 
Seth W. Cobbett. Co. I, Aug. 16, 62 ; Corp. ; must, out June 9, '65. 

*MiCHAEL Colbert. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62; killed at Petersburg Mine, 

July 30, '64. 
Peter Cukran. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; mustered out June 9, '65. 
George V. Dean. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; discharged in '62 for sickness. 
Francis Donley. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; mustered out June 9, '65. 
Moses W. Downes. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; disabled by wounds received 

at North Anna River, May '64 ; transferred to V. R. Corps, '64. 
Jeroivie B. Dunlap. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; discharged in '62 for sickness. 
Theodore F. Dunlap. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; discharged in '63 for sickness. 
Albert Ellis. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62; Corp. ; mustered out June 9, '65. 
Alfred Ellis. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; Corp. ; Sergt ; must, out June 9, '65. 
Warren Ellis. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; mustered out June 9, '65. 
*Charles H. Ellis. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; Corp. ; taken prisoner near 

Knoxville, Tenn., in Nov. '63; died in Richmond Feb. 27, '64. 

Henry Fisher. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; taken prisoner at Poplar Grove 
Church, Sept. 30, '64 ; exchanged '65 ; mustered out June 9, '65. 

Benjamin Hague. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62; Corp. ; mustered out June 9, '65. 
Charles Hajeviond. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; deserted Sept. '62. 
Alfred T. Haktshokn. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; dis. iu '63 for sickness. 
John Hayes. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; mustered out June 9, '65, 
John Hogan. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62; taken prisoner at Poplar Grove 
Church Sept. 30, '64 ; exchanged ; mustered out in '65. 



78 APPENDIX. 

Patrick Holland. Co. I, Aug. IG, '62; discharged iu '62 for wounds 

received at Antietam. 
John Hyde, Jr. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; mustered out June 9, '65. 
Nathaklel M. Ilsley. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; mustered out Juue 9, '65. 
Dedkick Jordan. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; transferred to V. R. Corps in '63. 
CoNRiU) IvRLLL. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; mustered out June 9, '65. 
Henry Krill. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; mustered out June 9, '65. 

FLORLiN Matz. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; discharged in '65 for wounds re- 
ceived at North Anna River in '64. 

Frederick Neas. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; discharged in '62 for sickness. 

John Nauman. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; discharged in '63 for sickness. 

Albert G. Ober. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; mustered out June 9, '65. 

WiLLLiM E. O'Connell. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; mustered out June 9, '65. 

*Da\td Phalen. Co. I, Aug. 16, '6^ ; died at MUldale, Miss., July 30, '63. 

Wenslow Radcliffe. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; discharged in '63 for sickness. 

Michael Rafferty. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; Corp. ; Color Corp. ; mustered 
out June 9, '65. 

Conrad Rausch. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62; discliarged in '62 for wounds 
received at Antietam. 

Conrad Schneider. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; discharged in '63 for sickness. 

HxRAM Shufeldt. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; Corp. ; Sergt. ; discharged for 
wounds received at Petersburg Mine in '64. 

John L. Smith. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; Corp. ; Color Corp. ; Sergt ; 1st 
Sergt; 2d Lieut. Jan. 9, '65; not mustered; must, out June 9, '65. 

Joseph R. Smith. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; mustered out June 9, '65. 

*Charles H. Sulkoski. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; killed at Antietam Sept. 
17, '62. 

David Sullivan. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; disabled by wounds received at 
Fredericksburg iu '62 ; transferred to V. R. Corps in '63. 

William M. Titcomb. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; transferred aud promoted 
1st Lieut. 36th U. S. C. Troops. 

*Nathan C. Treadwell. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; died Oct. 26, '62, at Fred- 
erick, Md., of wounds received at Antietam, Sept. 17, '62. 

William J. Wallace. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; taken prisoner at Poplar 
Grove Church, Sept, 30, '64 ; exchanged in '65 ; must, out June 9, '65. 

*J0SEPH p. White. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; kUled at Antietam, Sept. 17, '62. 

Robert Wiute. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; discharged in '65. 

*George F. Whiting. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62; died Oct. 5, '62, of wounds 

received at South Mountain, Md., Sept. 14, '62. 
Henry W. Woods. Co. I, Aug. 16, '62 ; discharged in '64 for sickness. 



APPENDIX. 79 

Weston F. Hutchins. Co. I, Dec. 31, '63 ; Corp. ; transferred to 29tli 
Eegt. ; mustered out July 29, '65. 

THIRTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT— T/ij-ee Years. 

*JuLius M. Lathrop. 1st Lieut. Aug. 20, '62 ; Capt. Feb. 27, '63 ; died 
April 26, '64, of wouuds received at Cane River, La., April 23, '64. 
Edward Hogan. Co. F, Aug. 13, '62 ; mustered out June 30, '65. 

THIRTY-NINTH REGIMENT— T/t/'ce Tears. 

*Charles L. Carter. Co. E, Jan. 25, '63 ; died wliile prisoner of war, 
Feb. 8, '65. (See 12th Regt.) 

FORTIETH REGIMENT— 77i>-ee Years. 

*Henry M. Park, (Attleboro'.) Corp. Co. H, Aug. '62 ; wounded at Ber- 
muda Hundred, Va., May 20, '64; died June 20, '64. 

FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT— iVme Months. 

Henry S. Richardson, (Medway.) Co. B, Sept. 13, '62; mustered out 
Aug. 20, '63. 

FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT— Owe Hundred Datjs. 
Edwin H. Alger. Co. D, July 20, '64; mustered out Nov. 11, '64. 
William R. Guild. Co. D, July 20, '64; mustered out Nov. 11, '64. 
Edwin P. Talbot. Co. E, July 22, '64; mustered out Nov. 11, '64. 
William A. Cobb. Co. K, July 18, '64; mustered out Nov. 11, '64. 
Nathan W. Fisher. Co. K, July 18, '64; mustered out Nov. 11, '64. 
Melvin a. Galucia. Co. K, July 18, '64; mustered out Nov. 11, '64. 
Joseph Guild. Co. K, July 18, '64 ; mustered out Nov. 11, '64. 
Edward H. M^vrshall. Co. K, July 18, '64; mustered out Nov. 11, '64. 

FORTY-THIRD REGIMENT— iVzwe Ifonths. 
Cornelius O'Brien. Co. B, Oct. 11, '62; mustered out July 30, '63. 
Antoine Schenkle. Co. B, Oct. 11, '62; 
Henry Burns. Co. B, Oct. 24, '62 ; 
Edward A. Sumner. 1st Lieut Co D, Sept. 12, '62 ; 
JjUvies Schouler. 2d Lieut. Co. D, Sept. 12, '62 ; 
Cornelius A. Taft. 1st Sergt Co. D, Sept. 12, '62 ; 
John E. Webster. Sergt. Co. D, Sept. 12, '62 ; 
Alvin Fuller. Sergt. Co. D, Sept. 12, '62; 
Joseph, H. Lathrop. Sergt. Co. D, Sept. 12, '62; 
(See 4tli Reg. Cav.) 



80 APPENDIX. 

Francis W. Haynes. Sergt. Co. D, Sept. 12, '62 ; must, out July 30, 'G3. 
CHiVKLES B. Fessendex. Sergt. Co. D, Sept. 12, '62; Sergt. Major 

May 29, '63 ; mustered out July 30, '63. 
John McDonald. Corp. Co. D, Sept. 12, '62 ; mustered out July 30, '63 
Emelius a. E^t<:rett. Corp. Co. D, Sept. 12, '62; " " 

William Chickering, Jr. Corp. Co D, Sept 12, '62; " " 

(See 4tli Eeg. Cav.) 
E. Phineas Gthld. Corp. Co. D, Sept. 12, '62; " " 

Isaac A. Cox. Corp. Co. D, Sept. 12, '62 ; 

Samuel D. Cobb. Corp. Co. D, Sept. 12, '62; " " 

Charles D. Marcy. Corp. Co. D, Sept. 12, '62 ; re-eulisted U. S. Signal 

Corps, March 31, '64 ; mustered out Aug. 17, '65. 
Elbredge p. Boyden. Corp. Co. D, Sept. 12, '62; must, out July 30, '63. 

Melvin a. Galucia. Musician Co. D, Sept. 12, '62; " " 

(See 42d Eeg. 100 days.) 
Frank D. Hayward. Musician Co. D, Sept. 12, '62 ; re-enlisted U. S. 

Signal Corps, March '64 ; mustered out Aug. 17, '65. 

William H. Alexander. Co. D, Sept. 12, '62 ; must, out July 30, '63. 
WiLLARD Babbitt. " " " " 

Addison G. Baker. " •" " " 

Charles E. Baker. " " " " 

Jaivies E. Ball. " Oct. 11, '62; " 

Nathaniel W. Broad. " Sept. 12, '62; " " 

William F. Carroll. " " " " 

Frank Carter. " " " " 

EuEUS F. Cheney. " " " " 

William H. Clements. " " June 3, '63, discharged; 

re-enlisted in 2d Eegt. Heavy Artillery. 

John D. Clifton. Co. D, Sept. 12, '62; must, out July 30, '65. 

James Collins. " " " " 

Patrick Cox. " " " " 

Samuel H. Cox. " " " " 

Albert M. Coy. " " " " 

Patrick Eagan. " " " " 

George W. S. Edmands. " " " " 

Lewis Ellis. " " " " 

Jar-vt^s G. Fairbanks. " " " " 

Edwtn E. Fisher. " " «« " 

WiLLLVM H. Gay. " " « « 



APPENDIX. 



81 



Michael Golden. 
Clarence M. Guild. 

Joseph Guild. 

(See 42cl Regt. 100 clays.) 

Charles J. Guild. 

Edward W. Guild. 

John A. Hahn. 

Charles E. Hartshorn. 

sickness. 

R. Ellis Hathaway. 
* James J. Hawkins. 
George E. Hooicer. 
James B. Hooker. 
Joseph Houghton. 
Martin Howard. 
Francis P. Ide. 
Willard L. Johnson. 
John Kiernan. 

(See 14th Light Battery.) 
Herbert R. Lincoln. 
William Marsh. 
Patrick McGlone. 
Patrick Meagher. 
A. Mason Morse. 
Charles H. Morse. 
JosiAH E. Morse. 
Sanford 0. Morse. 
John H. Nichols. 



Co. D, Sept. 12, '62 ; must, out July 30, '63. 



" discharged April 25, '63, for 

" must, out July 30, '63. 

" died at Readville, Nov. 4, 'G2. 
" must, out July 30, '63. 



re-enlisted U. S. Signal 



Corps, March 31, '64; mustered out Aug. 17, '65. 



Charles M. Perkins. 

George E. Pond. 

Edwin Pratt. 

William H. Randall. 

George A. Rhoades. 

George L. Rhoades. 

Joseph H. Richardson. 

Bennett O. Rickards. 

Charles H. Shackley. 

James F. Shapleigh. 
u 



Co. D, Sept. 12, '62; must, out July 30, '63. 



82 



APPENDIX. 



dis. for sickness, May 9, '63. 
must, out July 30, '63. 



deserted Sept. 15, '62, at 
must, out July 30, '63. 



Nathan E. SiiapleiCxH. Co. D, Sept. 12, '62; must, out July 30, '63. 

Henry A. Shaw. " 

"WiLLIAIM II. SHERroAN. " 

George H. Sanxn. " 

Francis E. Soule. " 

George M. Stone. " 

Nathaniel H. Talbot. " 

Thomas Temperley. " 

Joseph N. Tibbetts. " 

"William K. Tibbetts. " 

Horace E. Towle. " 

Andrew Tracy. " 

James H. Tucker. " 

James Urry. " 

Edwin A. Walley. " 

Erederick J. Walley. " 
Keadville. 

Albert G. Webb. " 

Henry Weeks. " " " 

(See 5tli Regt. 100 days.) 

John K. Wight. " " " " 

James M. Wood. " " " " 

John S. Woods. " " " " 
(See 16tli Batt. L. A.) 

FORTY-EOUrvTH REGIMENT— iViHC Months. 
Ithamar W. Copeland. Co. K, Sept. 12, '62; discliargcd Jan. 1-1, '63, 
for sickuess. 

EORTY-EIFTH REGIMENT— A^wze Months. 
Samuel C. Hunt. Co. C, Sept. 26, '62 ; mustered out July 7, '63. 

FORTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT— A^ine Months. 
William J. Hartnett. 2d Lieut. Co. I, Dec. 26, '62 ; resigned March 
1, '63. 

FIFTIETH REGIMENT— iVme il/0H?/iS. 
Nathaniel F. Robinson, (Salem.) Corp. Co. A, Sept. 15, '62; mustered 
out Aug. 23, '63. 

FIFTY-FOURTH REGIMENT— TAree Years. 

*JoiiN H. Bancroft. Co. A, March 4, '63; wounded at Fort Wagner, 

July 18, '63; died of wounds at Beaufort, S. C, July 30, '63. 



APPENDIX. 83 

Wilson Webster, (Lancaster, Pa.) Co. D, March 19, 'G3 ; mustered out 
Aug. 20, '65. 

PIPTY-riFTH REGIMENT— T/iree Years. 

SiGOURNET Wales. Capt. May 23, 'G3 ; Major, Nov. 3, '63 ; mustered 
out Nov. 18, '64 ; (see 13th Regt.) 

FIFTY-SIXTH REGIMENT— TAree Tears. 

Warren B. Galucia. 2d Lieut. Sept. 5, '63 ; 1st Lieut. Jan. 4, '64 ; Capt. 

June 24, '64 ; mustered out July 12, '65 ; (see 18th Regt.) 
John Leonard. Co. B, Jan. 21, '64. 
*Anson F. Barton. Co. G, Jan. 19, '64; died Oct. 7, '64. 
Elias W. Adams. Co. H, Jan. 27, '64 ; mustered out July 12, '65. 
Stoiner a. Ellis. Co. E, Jan. 12, '64 ; dis. for disability June 17, '65. 
John Neas. Co. K, Eeb. 25, '64 ; mustered out July 12, '65. 

FIFTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT— T/iree Tears. 
*Charles E. Everett. Co. D ; l<;illed in the Wilderness, Va., May 6, '64. 

EIFTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT— T/tree Tears. 

*J0HN W. FiSKE. 2d Lieut. Jan. 26, '64; 1st Lieut Aug. 8, '64; killed at 

Poplar Grove Church, Sept. 30, '64 ; (see 35th Regt.) 
Edward S. Stewart. Jan. 1, '64. 

FIFTY-NINTH REGIMENT— T/u-ee Tears. 

*Mark Kehoe, (Roxbury.) Co. G, March 4, '64 ; died in service, Aug. 

15, '64. 
*John a. Hodge, (Lowell.) Co. G, Feb. 20, '64; killed July 30, '64, at 

Petersburg, Va. 

SIXTY-FIRST REGIMENT— 0«e Tear. 

John Collins, (Boston.) Co. C, Sept. 19, '64; mustered out June 4, '65. 
Paul Unglaube. Co. C, Sept. 19, '64; mustered out June 4, '65. 
James M. Moore, (Somerset.) Co. C, Sept. 17, '64; must, out June 4, '65. 
James T. Holmes. Co. C, Sept. 17, '64; mustered out June 4, '65. 
WiLLLVM Connor, (Roxbury.) Co. H, Dec. 27, '64 ; must, out July 16, '65. 
Dennis Hornan. Co. H, Sept. 20, '64 ; mustered out July 16, '65. 

THIRD BATTALION mYLES— Three IlontJis. 
Walter R. Briggs, Co. D, May 19, '61 ; mustered out Aug. 3, '61. 



84 APPENDIX. 

FIRST CO. SHARPSHOOTERS— T/jree Years. 

Frederick L. Bestwick. Oct. 10, '62 ; transferred to 19th Regt. ; mus- 
tered out June 30, '65. 
*Edwakd Hutchixs. Sergt. Oct. 13, '62 ; killed at Gettysburg, July 3, '63. 

SECOND CO. SHARPSHOOTERS— r/iree Years. 
Edward J. Herring, (Lynu.) Oct. 1, '61; discharged for disability 
March 11, '63 ; died June 14, '63. 

16th unattached COMVAl>iY— One Hundred Days. 
Benjamin Teeling. Aug. 6, '64; mustered out Nov. 14, '64. 

51ST N. Y. V. I. — Three Years. 
Richard B. Boynton. Co. E ; discharged for sickness. 

102d N. Y. V. 1.— Three Years. 
*ViRGiL Upham. Adjt. ; killed at Gettysburg, July 2, 'G3. 

U. S. REGULAR INFANTRY. 
George M. Nead. Co. B, 24th Regt., April 15, '64. 

13th U. S. VET. RES. CORPS— T/iree Years. 
Humphrey Lord, (Boston.) Co. K, Sept. 16, '64 ; must, out Nov. 30, '65. 
WiLLLUi Beard, (Chelsea.) Co. H, Sept. 16, '64. 

19th U. S. vet. RES. CORPS. 
John Lang, (Bolivar, N. Y.) Co. F, Aug. 15, '64. 

George "W. Tarbox, (Georgetown, Mass.) Co. F, Aug. 13, '64; mus- 
tered out Nov. 15, '65. 

22d U. S. vet. res. corps. 
Robert C. Dowds. Co. D, April 24, '64. 

24th U. S. vet. res. CORPS. 
Thoaias R. Allen, (Philadelphia.) Co. H, April 15, '64 ; mustered out 

July 10, '65. 
William Dill. Co. H, April 15, '64. 

Wllllam H. Fahs, (Bethlehem, Pa.) Co. H, April 15, '64. 
Charles A. McQuestion, ("Washington, N. H.) April 15, '64. 
William G. Thomas, (Feltouville, Mich.) April 14, '64. 

1st battalion U. S. vet. res. CORPS. 
John E. Merrow, (Great Falls, N. H.) Aug. 13, '64. 



APPENDIX. 85 



1st battery light artillery— Tftrce Years. 

*JonN M. Pooler, (Canton.) Artificer, Aug. 28, '61 ; died March. 14, 
'63, at White Oak Church, Va. 

2d battery light ARTILLERY— T^ree Tears. 
*MicnAEL Owens. Feb. 19, '64 ; died on transport Mississippi, Aug. '64. 

4th BATTERY LIGHT ARTILLERY— T^ree Years. 
WrLLiAM R. Garvey. Eeb. 22, '64 ; mustered out Oct. 14, '65. 
Thomas Hayes. Sept. 19, '64 ; transferred to 13th Battery, Jan. '65. 
Eranklin Upham. Sept. 19, '64; transferred to 13th Battery, Jan. '65. 
Daniel McLaughlin. Feb. 22, '64 ; mustered out Oct. 14, '65. 
Patrick O'Hara. Feb. 22, '64 ; mustered out Oct. 14, '65. 

9th battery light ARTILLERY— T/irce Years. 
Samuel B. Gear. March 4, '64 ; discharged Oct. 20, '64, for disability. 

11th battery light artillery— T/tree Years. 
Charles E. Stanton. Sept. 17, '64; mustered out June 16, '65. 

12th battery light ARTILLERY— Tftree Years. 
Charles A. Foye. Sept. 9, '64 ; mustered out June 10, '65. 

13th battery light ARTILLERY— T/iree Years. 
Thomas Hayes. Jan. 17, '65 ; mustered out June 16, '65. 
FRANiiLiN Upham. Jan. 17, '65 ; mustered out June 16, '65. 

14th battery light ARTILLERY— T/iree Years. 

John Kiernan. Feb. 27, '64 ; mustered out June 15th, '65 ; (see 43d 
Regt. Co. D.) 

Amos J. F. Richards. Feb. 27, '64; must, out June 15, '65; (see Navy.) 

16th battery light ARTILLERY— T/tree Years. 
John S. Woods. Sergt. March 11, '64; mustered out June 27, '65. 



86 APPENDIX. 

Heney M. Pales. Marcli 11, 'G4; mustered out June 27, 'G5. 
Albert M. IQkgsbuky. Oct. 3, 'G4 ; mustered out June 27, 'G5. 
John H. Lyman. Oct. 3, 'Gi ; mustered out Juue 27, 'G5. 

SHEKMAN'S U. S. BATTERY. 
LE■\^^s P. Baker. 

1st BATTAL. HEAVY ARTILLERY— r/i?-ee Tears. 

J. Spencer Drayton, (Boston.) Co. A, Q. M. Sergt. Peb. 20, 'G2 ; dis- 
charged for promotion, May 6, 'G3. 

William H. Hutchins. Sergt. Co. B, Oct. 29, 'G2 ; discharged Sept. 27, 
'G4, for disability. 

Louis P. Poyen. Sergt. Co. D, Juue 6, 'G3 ; 2d Lieut. Nov. 26, '64 ; 
mustered out Sept. 12, '65. 

2nd REGT. heavy artillery— T/iree Years. 

Peter Grady. Co. A, July 28, '63 ; mustered out Sept. 3, '65. 
Joseph Neas, (Boston.) Co. A, July 28, '63 ; mustered out Sept. 3, '65. 
Prank D. Gro\t5R. Co. B, July 29, '63 ; mustered out July 12, '65. 
William II. Clements. Corp. Co. C, Aug. 4, '63 ; must, out Sept. 3, '65. 
Bruno Teislo. Co. C, Aug. 4, '63 ; mustered out Aug. 2, '65. 
Charles 0. Taft. Co. D, Aug. 24, '63 ; mustered out Sept. 3, '65. 
Timothy Burns. Co. E, Oct. 5, '63 ; mustered out Sept. 3, '65. 
JosLui B. Whitney, (Boston.) Corp. Co. P, Oct. 8, '63; mustered out 

July 31, '65. 
George W. Hewins. Co. P, Oct. 8, '63; mustered out July 21, 'G5. 
John C. Morse, (Boston.) Co. G, Sept. 19, '64 ; transferred to Co. P, 

17tli Regt., and discharged June 30, '65. 
Joseph H. Morse, (Boston.) Co. G, Sept. 19, '64; transferred to Co. 

P, 17th Regt., and discharged Juue 30, '65. 
W.U.TER S. KiTcniN. Sergt. Co. G, Sept. 13, '64 ; transferred to Co. P, 

17th Regt. 
Thomas McEntee. Co. I, Sept. 16, '64; transferred to 17th Infantry. 
Antoine Sghenkle. Aug. 22, 'G3 ; (see 43d, Co. B) ; deserted Sept. 1, '65. 
Warren Brackett, (Salem.) Co. K, Dec. 22, '63; discharged for dis- 

abUity Peb. 25, '65. 

29th unattached CO. HEAVY ARTILLERY— 0«e Tear. 
Robert Prazer. Sept. 16, '64 ; nuistered out June 16, '65. 



APPENDIX. 87 



FIRST REGIMENT— r/tree Tears. 

Arnold A. Rand, (Boston.) 2d Lieut. Dec. 19, '61; Capt. Eeb. 4, '62; 
A. A. G. U. S. Vols. June 10, '63; (see 4tli Regt. Cav.) 

Randolph M. Clark. 1st Lieut. Dec. 26, '61; Capt. Jan. 6, '63; mus- 
tered out Aug. 8, '63, as 1st Lieut. 

WLLLLV3I C. Paterson. Chaplain Dec. 30, '61 ; resigned in '62. 

■WiLLLi:vi A. JixNG. Co. A, Dec. 24, '61 ; deserted Jan. 29, '62, at Annap- 
olis, Md. 

John A. Goodwin, (Boston.) Sergt. Co. B, Sept. 12, '61; Sergt. Major; 
2d Lieut. Dec. 14, '62 ; 1st Lieut. May 13, '63 ; must, out May 15,'65. 

*Frank Miles. Com. Sergt. Sept. 23; '61; died at Hilton Head, S. C, 
Oct. 10, '62. 

George B. Mussey, (Boston.) Q. M. Sergt. Dec. 2, '61; mustered out 
Nov. 16, '62. 

Henry Smith. Co. B, Sept. 12, '61 ; discharged Dec. 25, '62, for dis- 
ability. 

*Willlv:m H. Tillinghast. Co. E, Dec. 11, '61; killed at Deep Bottom, 
Va., Aug. 14, '64. 

W. A. Barton. Co. F, Oct. 17, '61 ; deserted Dec. 15, '61, at Readville. 

George W. Fllley. Co. F, Oct. 10, '61; Oct. 11, '64, mustered out in 
Co. H. 

William C. Hillery. Co. F, Oct. 19, '61; discharged Jau. 13, '63, for 
disability. 

Morris Kuiin. Co. F, Sept. 19, '61; deserted Nov. 24, '61, at Readville. 

Henry Tiiackwell. Co. G, Jan. 2, '62; discharged Oct. 21, '63, for 
disability. 

Thomas McGrath. Co. H, Nov. 19, '64 ; mustered out June 26, '65. 

Edwin A. Parker. Co. H, Aug. 5, '62; mustered out Nov. 11, '64. 

James C. Ross. Co. H, Sept. 25, '61 ; discharged Dec. 20, '62, for dis- 
ability. 

Hubbard C. Jordan. Corp. Co. I, Nov. 26, '61 ; transf. to 4th Cavaliy. 
Augustine A. Colburn. Corp. Co. I, Sept. 24, '61 ; transferred to 4th 
Cavalry. 

Samuel Patterson, (Stoughton.) Co. I, Sept. 14, '61 ; transferred to 
4th Cavalry. 



88 APPENDIX. 

*JosEPn T. Ste\tens. Corp. Co. I, Oct. 19, '61 ; died at Hilton Head, 

S. C, March 31, '62. 
Jajnies H. Wood, (Quincy.) Co. K, Oct. 5, '61 ; transf. to 4th Cavalry. 
Charles Reynolds. Co. K, Dec. 29, '63 ; transf. to Vet. Ees. Corps. 
Gerald Buann.an. Co. K, Sept. 17, '61 ; discharged July 30, '62, for 

disability. 
Joseph Dam. Co. K, Sept. 14, '61 ; transferred to 4th Cavalry. 
Cornelius D. Sullivan. Sergt. Co. K, Dec. 29, '63 ; discharged Dec. 

28, '64, for disability. Co. A. 
Joseph A. Noble. Co. K, Dec. 22, '61 ; deserted June 12, '62. 
John Good. Co. K, Dec. 22, '61 ; mustered out in Co. A, Jan. 26, '65. 
Thomas Golden. Co. K, Dec. 29, '63 ; must, out in Co. A, June 26, '65. 
Charles Dow. Co. L, Dec. 26, '61 ; dis. Jan. 16, '63, for disability. 
Benjamin Gilchrist. Co. L, Oct. 29, '61; transf. to Co. L, 4th Cavalry. 
Henry J. Hanks. Co. L, Oct. 7, '61 ; transf. to Co. L, 4th Cavalry. 
Edward Moran. Co. L, Sept. 17, '61 ; transf. to Co. L, 4th Cavalry. 
jAiiES T. Walsh. Bugler Co. L, Jan. 6, '64 ; mustered out June 26, '65. 
Frank I^errigan. Co. L, Jan. 6, '64 ; mustered out June 26, '65. 

SECOND REGIMENT— 77iree Years. 

Urias Urry. Earrier Co. B, Jan. 13, '63 ; mustered out July 20, '65. 
Daniel Eallon. Co. C, Nov. 17, '64 ; mustered out July 20, '65. 
Erank Emile. Co. G, AprU 9, '64 ; deserted May 20, '64. 
*John Purdy. Co. I, Eeb. 25, '64; died May '65, at Danville, Va. 
♦Albert O. Hammond. Co. M, Jan. 4, '64; died Sept. 12, '64, prisoner 

at Savannah, Ga. 
WiLLi.ui KiLPATRiCK. Aug. 4, 63 ; unassigned recruit. 
Daniel O'Keefe. March 23, '64 ; unassigned recruit. 
Charles Wood. Aug. 18, '63 ; unassigned recruit. 

THIRD REGIMENT— r/wee Years. 

Christopher McNajiara. Co. A, Jan. 4, '64 ; deserted Aug. 23, '65, at 

Port Kearney, N. T. 
Marcus Doe. Co. L, Feb. 29, '64; transferred to Vet. Res. Corps. 
Benjamin Gowell. Co. M, (1 year) Dec. 30, '64 ; must, out Sept. 28, '65. 
Frank B. Gowell. Co. M, (1 year) Dec. 30, '64 ; must, out Sept. 28, '65. 
Davld F. Grant. Co. M, (1 year) Dec. 31, '64; must, out Sept. 28, '65. 
George W. Grant. Co. M, (1 year) Dec. 31, '64 ; must, out Sept. 28, '65. 
James McMahon. Co. M, (1 year) Dec, 30, '64; must, out Sept. 28, '65, 



APPENDIX. 89 

FOURTH EEGIMENT— TViree Tears. 

Arnold A. Hasd, (Boston.) Lieut. Col. Dec. 3, '63; Col. Jan. 22, '64; 

resigned Feb. 3, '65; (see 1st Reg. Cav.) 
WiLLLVM Chickering, Jr. 2d Lieut. Feb. 1, '64 ; 1st Lieut. Dec. 10, '64 ; 

resigned July 12, '65. 
Joseph H. Lathrop. 2d Lieut. Jan. 25, '64 ; 1st Lieut. Nov. 14, '65 ; 

mustered out Nov. 14, '65. 
John Sheridan. Co. A, Dec. 26, '63 ; discharged March 13, '65, for 

disability. 
George W. Ivingsbury. Co. B, Dec. 21, '63; discharged May 22, for 

disability. 
*John E. Richardson. Co. B, Feb. 21, '63; died in rebel prison, Aug. 

17, '64. 
Joseph H. Richardson. Co. B, Feb. 21, '63; mustered out Nov. 3, '65. 
Augustine A. Colburn. Sergt. Co. I, Sept. 14, '61; mustered out Sept. 

24, '64. 
Hubbard E. Jordan. Corp. Co. I, Jan. 1, '64; must, out Nov. 14, '65. 
Benj^vmin Gilchrist. Co. L; (see 1st Regt. Cav.) 
Edward Moran. Co. L, Sept. 17, '61 ; deserted June 6, '64. 
Henry J. Hanks. Co. L, Oct. 7, '61 ; mustered out Oct. 12, '64. 
Henry Flood. Co. M, March 1, '64; mustered out Aug. 16, '65. 

FIFTH REGIMENT— r;iree Years. 

James Leath. Co. C, Sept. 19, '64; mustered out Aug. 31, '65. 

James Minch. Co. H, March 12, '64 ; discharged Dec. 15, '64, for dis- 
ability. 

David Fresbie. Co. H, March 12, '64; mustered out Oct. 31, '65. 

*Daniel Carter. Co. I, March 26, '64; killed at Petersburg, Va., June 
16, '64. 

1st BATTALION FRONTIER CAVALRY— Owe Tear. 

Charles H. Grant. Co. D, Jan. 2, '65 ; mustered out June 30, '65. 
Frank Kalliher. Co. D, Jan. 2, '65 ; mustered out June 30, '65. 
James A. Manning. Co. D, Jan. 2, '65 ; mustered out June 30, '65. 

1st MICHIGAN CAVALRY. 
♦WiLLARD F. Rhoads. Killed near Centreville, Va., Nov. 3, '63. 

REGULAR CAVALRY. 
Isaac N. Grant. 

13 



90 APPENDIX. 



United Statc0 Naum 



*GERSHOM J. VAN BRUNT. Captain at opening of war; commauded 
U. S. Steam Frigate "Minnesota" from April 'Gl to August '62; 
Commodore July 'G2 ; supervised Equipment of Banks' Expedition 
to New Orleans, 'G2 ; Inspector Transports, New England District, 
'63. Died in Dedham December 17, '63. 

Henky Van Brunt. Lieut. Nov. 10, '61 ; resigned Feb. 15, 'ei; on duty 
with North Atlantic Blockading Squadi'on. 

Edwakd SHERWT^f. Clcrk to Cairo Inspection, Nov. 26, '62 ; Acting As- 
sistant Paymaster Vol. Navy, March 31, '63 ; Passed Assistant Pay- 
master U. S. N., July 23, '66; resigned Dec. 20, '66; at Cairo and 
Yazoo River in '62-3 ; South Atlantic Blockading Squadron from 
May 18, '63, to Jan. 26, '65; afterwards at various stations. 

Henry G. B. Fisher. Captain's Clerk, April '61 to August '62, on 
"Minnesota." 

Henky Sherwin. Captain's Clerk on " Santee," June 5, '61, to Aug. '62, 
in Gulf of Mexico ; Chief Clerk to Fleet Captain Pennock, in Mis- 
sissippi Squadron, from Nov. '62 to June '65. 

Elisha L. Turner. Paymaster's Clerk " Congress " '61 ; Acting Assist- 
ant Paymaster " Chocura" '62. 

Frederick W. Willis. Surgeon's Steward April 9, '63, to April '65, 
on "Marmora." 

Saimuel H. Swett. Seaman April 16, '62; served three years on "Min- 
nesota," "Florida," "Pequod,"&c. 

CH.iRLES G. Swett. Seaman Dec. 'Gl; served three years on " Quaker 
City," " St. Lawrence," &c. 

Robert S. Edson. Seaman Nov. '61 ; served three years on " Sciota," 
&c. 

Adin B. Crosby. Seaman, Sept. 25, '64; served on "Sabine" and 

"Hartford," in Western Gulf Squadron. 
James H. O'Brien. Seaman Oct. '62, " Onward." 
Thomas Smith. June '64. 

Charles E. B^uirows. Aug. 'C3.; served five years. 
Henry G. Tlllinghast. Fireman, July 20, '64, " Connecticut." 
Patrick Murphy. Aug. ID, '64 ; served one year. 



APPENDIX. 91 

John McAllister, Jr. Fireman "Miuuesota" April IS, '61; served 

three years. 
Robert McAllister. Fireman " Minnesota " April 18, 'Gl ; served three 

years. 
WiLLiABi F. McAllister. Coal-heaver " Sebago" March 17, 'G2; served 

three years. 
Amos J. F. Eichards. Seaman, Aug. 'G2, one year; discharged Sept. 

'63; served on gunboat "Rescue," Hampton Roads and Siege of 

Charleston. 



ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS. 

Page 3.— The date of the second letter should be 1869, instead 0/I868. 

Page 32. — In first line of second paragraph, /or Peninsula read Peninsular. 

Page 38.— Second Paragraph. At Gettysburg one Dedham soldier, Austin E. Pratt. 

(18th Kegt. Co. F) was wounded, and discharged by reason of those wounds. 
Page 40. — In third paragraph, /or reconnoitering read reconnoitring. 
Page 44. — Second paragraph. The date of mustering out of 35th Eegiment was June 

9, 1865, but certificates of discharge were not issued until June 27th. 
Page 44.~Third paragraph. By order of Gen. Grant, (July 31, 1863) the regiments of 

the Ninth Corps, including the 35th Kegiment, were authorized to inscribe upon 

their banners and guidons " Vicksburg and Jackson." 

Page 45. — Last paragraph. One name from the 23d Mass. Infantry appears on the 
tablets, viz.. Private David Fletcher, Co. I. 



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